How to use this resource!

A few times each week, we’ll use AI to help us understand important people, vocabulary, and events in history. You’ll spend 10–15 minutes connecting the person to the event in a meaningful way.

Here’s how it works:

  • Use AI to ask questions if you don’t understand a word, event, or idea.

  • Make sure your response shows a connection between the person and the event.

  • I will read your responses and may ask you to explain more.

Remember: Learning to communicate clearly with AI is an important skill. The better your questions, the better the answers you’ll receive. This practice will help you not only understand history but also become more skilled at asking questions and thinking critically.

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Desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces in 1948

Tuskegee Airmen

The battle of gaugamela (331 bce)

Alexander the Great

Operation Overlord

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket (2010)

Elon Musk

Woolworth’s Lunch Counter Sit-In (February 1, 1960)

The Greensboro Four

Appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court (2009)

Sonia Sotomayor

The launch of the first iPhone in 2007, transforming technology and communication.

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Steve Jobs

Delano Grape Strike (1965–1970)

César Chávez

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott

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Rosa Parks

Pullman Strike of 1894

Matthew Maguire

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The Virginia House of burgesses was established in 1619

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Julius Caesar (100–44 BCE)

The fall of the Roman Republic

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The Protestant Reformation (1517)

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Martin Luther (1483–1546)

The American Revolution (1775–1783)

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George Washington (1732–1799)

The end of Apartheid in South Africa (1994)

Nelson Mandela

(1918–2013)

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