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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 28
   Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
   Students explore the "I Have a Dream" Foundation's website and brainstorm ways they can help themselves or others at their school achieve their educational dreams.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 15
   In 1870, the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad was completed.
   Students access the National Park Service website and look at the webpage "The Last Spikes." Students explore different accounts of what happened as the railroad neared completion and discuss the nature of ceremonies.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 18
   Montgomery Ward published the first mail-order catalog in 1872.
   Students explore how and why catalogs have changed over the years and compare their findings about printed catalogs with online catalogs.