Unit 3 - Blogs for History Junkies

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Blog

If it happened yesterday, it's history.

Rearview Mirror is a fitting name for a blog that discusses ancient history while presenting their information in a way that is appealing to today's audience. Vistors are able to read a review about the new Solo movie, then click on a tab to learn about the first World War.  This blog reminds the reader that history is five days ago and thousands of years ago.

Creator, Robert Horvat


Crash Course

This is a video blog that offers thousands of videos about the US and World History. The videos are featured on YouTube featuring narration by John Green. Links to additional reading covering the topic of each video is located in the video description.

List of History Blogs





Followed on Twitter and Facebook

I would enjoy learning more about the Ford Theatre.


Living next to our nation's Capitol; I'm interested in learning about what events helped shape the city become what it is today. White House History



Comments

  1. Professor Charles EvansJune 6, 2018 at 4:18 AM

    Please revise your post with corrected hyperlinks. Please also be more careful in editing your post. For example, how is World War I in any way related to the Solo movie?
    Crash Course is not a blog.

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