Episode 22: The Department of Housing & Urban Development

Episode 22: The Department of Housing & Urban Development

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Housing & Urban Development.   Sources: HUD History [https://www.hud.gov/aboutus/history] A Brief History of HUD [https://archives.hud.gov/hud50/hud50.hud.gov/hud_history_timeline/index.html] Programs of HUD [https://www.hud.gov/hudprograms] Community development [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_development] - Wikipedia Urban Omnibus - What HUD Does [https://urbanomnibus.net/2017/02/hbt-hud/ ]

Episode 21: The Department of Justice

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Justice. Sources: About DOJ [https://www.justice.gov/about] 150 Years of the Department of Justice [https://www.justice.gov/history/timeline/150-years-department-justice#event-the-judiciary-act-of-1789-establishes-the-office-of-the-attorney-general] The Solicitor General in Historical Context [https://www.justice.gov/osg/solicitor-general-historical-context] Office of the Solicitor General [https://www.justice.gov/osg] US Marshals Service [https://www.usmarshals.gov/who-we-are/about-us] Cornell Law School - Department of Justice (DOJ) [https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/department_of_justice_(doj)]

Episode 20: Famous Landmarks

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about famous landmarks. Sources: 10 Fun Facts About Niagara Falls State Park [https://www.niagarafallsusa.com/the-source/10-fun-facts-about-niagara-falls-usa/] Gateway Arch Fact Sheet [https://www.nps.gov/jeff/planyourvisit/gateway-arch-fact-sheet.htm] - National Park Service The Significance of the Gateway Arch Landscape [https://www.nps.gov/jeff/planyourvisit/the-significance-of-the-gateway-arch-landscape.htm] - National Park Service Mount Rushmore [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rushmore ] - Wikipedia Space Needle Facts [https://www.spaceneedle.com/facts-1]

Episode 19: The Department of Defense

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the Department of Defense. Sources: U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) [https://www.usa.gov/agencies/u-s-department-of-defense] - USA.gov United States Department of Defense [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense] - Wikipedia Historic Highlights from the Department of War [https://www.war.gov/Multimedia/Experience/Historic-Highlights-from-the-Department-of-War/] ⁠U.S. Department of War - About ⁠ [https://www.war.gov/About/] ⁠⁠Trump Renames DOD to Department of War⁠⁠ [https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4295826/trump-renames-dod-to-department-of-war/] ArtI.S8.C16.1 Congress's Power to Organize Militias [https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C16-1/ALDE_00013673/] What Are the Origins of the US National Guard? [https://www.history.com/articles/us-national-guard] - History.com

Episode 18: The State Department

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with five facts about the State Department. Sources: The U.S. Department of State: Background and Selected Issues for the 119th Congress [https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12044] Little Known Facts About the Department of State [https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/d/rm/rls/perfrpt/2003/html/28944.htm] A History of the United States Department of State 1789-1996 [https://1997-2001.state.gov/about_state/history/dephis.html]