Read the transcript of the Articles of Confederation yourself
Read the transcript of the U. S. Constitution yourself
Read the transcript of the Declaration of Independence yourself
Magna Carta
Click here to view downloadable curriculum from CurrClick which could be used for a study of the Middle Ages. This link will take you away from My Audio School.
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill: Do Your Worst
Winston Churchill Biography in Sound on Old Time Radio Programs
Winston Churchill’s famous 1942 speech in the U.S., “Now we are masters of our fate”
brief clip from Winston Churchill’s 1940 speech
Winston Churchill’s speech about the Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill: We Shall Fight on the Beaches
Churchill’s speech about the German surrender:
Historic footage of VE Day in London, 8th May, 1945
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, translated by Samuel Moore
Internet archive
Download as a zipped file
A recording in the original German language is available here.
Click here to see a Cold War Era project pack for 7th grade and above from CurrClick. This link will take you away from My Audio School.
Note: Technically this book belongs to 19th century literature, as it was published in 1848, but because of the impact it had on the 20th century we are classifying it here, as well.
Section 1: Bourgeois and Proletarians 00:39:48
Section 2: Proletarians and Communists 00:27:24
John F. Kennedy’s Moon speech
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Pearl Harbor
CBS Football Broadcast War Bulletin
FDR’s Pearl Harbor address
CBS John Charles Daly Reports Pearl Harbor Attack
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
CBS Joint Congress Session Declaration of War Proceedings
You can find more audio and video of FDR’s Fireside chats, presidential addresses and much more at The American Presidency Project. Clicking this link will take you away from My Audio School. Kids, please get permission before leaving My Audio School!
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The Bill of Rights
Click here to read this document yourself.
The Bill of Rights can also be streamed on Free Audio.
For more podcasts like this one, go to Free Audio.
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Thanksgiving Proclamations
Click here to see a selection of downloadable curriculum resources from CurrClick for Thanksgiving study. This link will take you away from My Audio School.
Free Audio.org has provided 3 historic Thanksgiving Proclamations for download or streaming.
You can find more podcasts like these at Free Audio.
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was the forerunner of the Bill of Rights. Thomas Jefferson also drew heavily on this document when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
You can hear read more about the Virginia Declaration of Rights and listen to more audio like this one at Free Audio.
You are there! The Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Thomas Jefferson
Great Speeches in History podcast
Kids Learn Out Loud has gathered several famous speeches in this free podcast. This podcast includes Ronald Reagan’s inaugural address, John F. Kennedy’s acceptance of the democratic party nomination, Robert F. Kennedy marking the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., Daniel Webster’s Plymouth oration, President Obama’s 2004 DNC keynote address and Eisenhower’s farewell address.
Great Speeches in History Podcast
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The Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
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To listen to The Declaration of Independence, as read by Bill Barker, who interprets Thomas Jefferson for Colonial Williamsburg, go to Monticello Podcasts. You’ll need to page most of the way down the page, to the podcast titled Jefferson’s Words: Two Declarations.
Read along by clicking here.
To see a video of the reading of the Declaration of Independence from Colonial Williamsburg, go to the Colonial Williamsburg Video page. This video is titled We Hold These Truths. You’ll need to page down to find it. This video is archived on June 29, 2009.
For more excellent audio and video podcasts from Colonial Williamsburg, go to History.org.
The Large Catechism by Martin Luther
Internet archive page on Librivox
Summary: Luther’s Large Catechism consisted of works written by Martin Luther and compiled Christian canonical texts, published in April of 1529. This book was addressed particularly to clergymen to aid them in teaching their congregations. Luther’s Large Catechism is divided into five parts: The Ten Commandments, The Apostles’ Creed, The Lord’s Prayer, Holy Baptism, and The Sacrament of the Altar. It and related documents was published in The Book of Concord in 1580. (from Wikipedia)
To listen, click play in the box below or click on the chapter titles.
The Fifth through Seventh Commandments
The Eighth through Tenth Commandments
Conclusion of the Ten Commandments
Commentary on the Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer
Abraham Lincoln, speeches and documents
Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln
The Emancipation Proclamation downloadable e-text
Lincoln’s address at Cooper Union
Click here to read the text of Lincoln’s address at Cooper Union, along with several of his other early speeches. Click on the pages of this virtual book to turn them. If the pages appear blank, give it a few moments to load.
Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg Address downloadable e-text
Free Audio.org has 4 Abraham Lincoln speeches that you can stream. Click here to listen to The Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation and The Emancipation Proclamation.
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