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All of the links in this section are open education resources that SNN has visited and reviewed. Most of the links are from federal government agencies and nonprofit organizations that manage libraries, museums, and galleries throughout the country. There are also international organizations included in the database, a database that will continue to expand as SNN reviews additional educational resources.

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MacArthur Memorial
The MacArthur Memorial, a museum dedicated to General Douglas MacArthur who fought in WWI, WWII, and the Korean War. The museum is located in Norfolk, Virginia.

Mackinac Bridge
Mackinac Bridge in northern Michigan, the longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere

Magee Marsh - birding spot on Lake Erie
Magee Marsh is in an area known as the "warbler capital of the world" on the southwestern shores of Lake Erie

Maine
Maine state government website

Maine tourism
Maine Invites You: state tourism website

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Cleveland, Ohio - The Museum of Diversity and Tolerance

Manhattan Project during World War II
Department of Energy (DOE) traces its history to World War II and the work to develop the atomic bomb that ended the war. This link has resources on the Manhattan Project, the name assigned to the top secret effort because early work was done at Columbia University in New York City

Marbury vs. Madison
Marbury vs. Madison, an 1803 Supreme Court case that allowed it to determine the constitutionality of actions by the other 2 branches of government;

Marine Debris Program - NOAA
Marine Debris Program by NOAA

Mariners Museum
The Mariners' Museum and Park - located in Newport News, Virginia - USS Monitor artifacts

Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum
Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal, Missouri

Marshall Plan (primary source doc)
Marshall Plan in 1948 for recovery of Europe following WWII

Marshall Space Flight Center
Marshall Space Flight Center - NASA (Alabama)

Martime Museums
Smith's Master Index to Maritime Museum websites

Maryland
Maryland state government website

Maryland tourism
Visit Maryland: Maryland Office of Tourism website

Massachusetts
Massachusetts state government website

Massachusetts Marine Educators
Massachusetts Marine Educators

Massachusetts tourism
Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism

Math Moves U
MathMovesU, an educational site (by Raytheon) to promote STEM with resources for Pi Day (March 14)

Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou bio by The Poetry Foundation

Mazza Museum
Mazza Museum of International Art in Children's Picture Books - on the campus of Ohio's Univ. of Findlay

McCrae House in Guelph, Canada
McCrae House in Guelph, Canada: home of John McCrae (1872-1918), soldier, physician, and poet who wrote In Flanders Fields in 1915 during WWI

Medal of Honor Museum
The new Medal of Honor Museum will open in 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

Memorial Day history
history of Memorial Day by the Veterans Administration (VA)

Merci Train (Gratitude Train)
Merci train: railroad boxcars sent to each state in 1949 as a gift from France for America's role in WWII liberating France.

Meteor Crater
Meteor Crater - Arizona

Meteors and meteorites - NASA
Information about meteors and meteorites from NASA

Metropolitan Musem of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City

Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera

Mexican Museum
The Mexican Museum - established in 1975 in San Francisco

Michigan
Michigan state government website

Michigan apples
Michigan Apples shipped to more than 25 states; bumper crop of 31 million bushels in 2016

Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society
Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society near Detroit

Michigan tourism
Pure Michigan - state tourism website

Michigan's Military and Space Heroes Museum
Michigan's Military and Space Heroes Museum in Frankenmuth, Michigan

Microbiology Online
Microbiology Online by the Microbiology Society, an organization based in London with 4,000 members representing universities, industry, hospitals, and research institutes

Midway Village Museum
Midway Village Museum in Rockford, Illinois

Mineral Museum
A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum in Houghton, Michigan, a museum of Michigan Tech University showcasing minerals found around the world and minerals of the Great Lakes region

Minnesota
Minnesota state government website

Minnesota tourism
Explore Minnesota: state tourism website

Mississippi
Mississippi state government

Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi tourism
Mississippi tourism Association website

Missouri
Missouri state government website

Missouri Compromise (primary source doc)
Missouri Compromise of 1829 allowed Missouri to enter the Union and also prohibited slavery in certain territories;

Missouri River
This is a fascinating article from Montana Outdoors (2005) on the source of the Missouri River and the role the Lewis and Clark Expedition played in determining the source.

Missouri tourism
Enjoy the Show -- state tourism website

Monitor
The USS Monitor, the first ironclad warship built by the U.S. Navy in 1861

Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (NOAA): preserving the shipwreck of the Civil War ironclad ship, the USS Monitor, off the coast of North Carolina

Montana
Montana state government website

Montana tourism
Visit Montana - state tourism website

Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay Aquarium in California

Months of the year
How the names for the months of the year were derived (Cal Tech)

Monticello
Monticello - Thomas Jefferson's estate

Montpelier
Montpelier - the estate of James and Dolley Madison (Virginia)

moon - NASA
NASA information about the moon, Earth's natural satellite

Morton Arboretum
The Morton Arboretum near Chicago was founded in 1922 and today is a leader in tree conservation and research.

Motown Museum
Founded in 1985, the Motown Museum in Detroit is celebrating 60 years of Motown music in 2019;

Motts Military Museum
Motts Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio; founded by Warren Motts

Mount St. Helens Science and Learning Center
Mount St. Helens Science and Learning Center - site of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in the state of Washington

Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon - George Washington's estate

Mount Washington Observatory
Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire - The Worst Weather on Earth - at the peak

Museum of Flight
The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington

Museum of Innovation and Science
Museum of Innovation and Science in Schenectady, New York

Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art in New York City

Museum of Science and Industry
Museum of Science and Industry - located in Chicago

Museum of the American Revolution
Museum of the American Revolution - opening in Spring 2017 in Philadelphia

Museum of Tolerance
Museum of Tolerance, a Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum; located in Los Angeles, California

Music for All
organization promotes high school bands and orchestras through regional and national competitions and championships

MusiCorps
MusiCorps: "Helping wounded warriors play music and recover their lives"

Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration
Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration in Mystic, Connecticut
   
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  • CDC: Masks are a powerful weapon against COVID-19 CDC: Masks are a powerful weapon against COVID-19
    Aug. 12, 2020 - A sure sign of the COVID pandemic is the ubiquitous presence of masks. The cloth protectors can be seen in many places. Masks are seen hanging from rear view mirrors in cars, folded up in pockets and purses, and of course, looped around ears. The CDC has guidance on how to properly wear and clean masks.
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    July 30, 2020 - Henry Ford was the founder of the Ford Motor Company. He put the world on wheels in the early years of the 20th century. He was born on this day in 1863. That's not a typo. Henry Ford was born less than one month after the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War. Bill Ford is Henry's great-grandson. He is currently the executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company.
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