High Five America

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with five facts about the Korean War.Resources: ⁠Korean War ⁠ Eisenhower Presidential Library Five Korean War 'Firsts' Had Lasting Impacts by David VergunThe Declare War Clause, Part 7: The Cold War and Korean War - Congress.gov

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about World War I. References:World War I - History.com7 facts you may not know about World War I - DoD news10 inventions that owe their success to World War One - BBC

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Office of Management and Budget. References:5 Things You Need to Know About the Federal Budget Process from Pantsuit Politics Podcast Office of Management and Budget (OMB): An Overview from Congress.govOffice of Management and Budget from Wikipedia

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Energy. Sources:A Brief History of the Department of EnergyNational Nuclear Security Administration75 Breakthroughs by America's National LaboratoriesHuman Genome Project

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Vietnam War. Sources:The Military Draft During the Vietnam WarWhat is Agent Orange? - Aspen Institute Remembering Vietnam: The Story Behind 'The Wall' by Katie Lange THE VIETNAM WAR from A Kid Explains History YouTube

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about suffrage. Sources:Winning the Vote: A History of Voting RightsKerber, L. K. (Ed.). (2016). Women's America: Refocusing the past. Oxford University Press.Native American Voting Rights from the Library of Congress

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about American Sports. Sources:The lesser-known history of lacrosse, a uniquely American sport - PBS Newshour1869 Princeton vs. Rutgers football game - Wikipedia Where Basketball was Invented: The History of Basketball - Springfield CollegeThe Past and The Curious Episode 84 - Walkin (Part Two)History of Ultimate - World Flying Disc Federation

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Environmental Protection Agency or EPA.Sources:Our Mission and What We Do - EPA website The Origins of EPA - EPA websiteCelebration 50 Years of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report A Look at EPA History: Environmental Wins and Remaining Woes by Eban Goodstein Environmental Enforcer: How Effective Has the EPA Been in Its First 40 Years? from the Scientific American

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Central Intelligence Agency. Sources:About the CIAHistory of the CIAWhat will become of the CIA? by Keith Gessen in the New YorkerAbout the CIA Memorial Wall Sacred Stars: CIA's Memorial Wall Turns 50

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Small Business Administration.Sources:About SBASmall Business Administration - Wikipedia

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the American Revolutionary War. Facts from exhibits at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, PA.

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about amendments to the U.S. Constitution including the 13, 14, 15, 16, and 19th amendments. The Amendment Process, Harry S. Truman Library Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Wikipedia The Constitution of the United States, Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, Boy Scouts of America Women's America: Refocusing the Past by Linda K. Kerber and Jane Sherron De Hart

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Health and Human Services HHS Historical HighlightsEBSCO Department of Health and Human ServicesUSA Gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)USA Facts What does the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) do?KFF How Does the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Impact Health and Health Care?

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about American foods. Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Native FoodsCook Unity American cuisine: History, regional styles & iconic dishesHarry and David The Table - History of the Hamburger A TimelineNational Geographic “The Story Behind the Cheesesteak”

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about notable Americans alive today.Sources: Michael Jordan Career Statistics - ESPNPope Leo XIV Wikipedia Buzz Aldrin Biographical Data - NASAGeorge Lucas - IMDB

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the War of 1812. Sources: Don't Give Up the Ship An Overview of the History of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1861 from American Battlefield TrustWar of 1812 Overview: U.S. Navy & America’s Second Fight for Independence from the USS Constitution MuseumDon't Know Much About® History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned book

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Education. Sources:About Us - U.S. Department of Education What does the Department of Education (ED) do? from USA FactsAn Overview of the U.S. Department of Education: How Does ED Serve Students? - U.S. Department of Education Unpacking the U.S. Department of Education: What Does It Actually Do? - Harvard EdCast Podcast