HIS 135
Unit 12: Personal Choice Project, Part 2

Wreck

In the middle of the night of 2 February 1969--I am no longer sure about the exact day--a loud crash shook the town of Slatington, Pennsylvania. A freight train, pulled by a bunch of Alco "snowbird" engines, had derailed on the Lehigh Valley Railroad's mainline, smashing up several freight cars and demolishing the Slatington depot. Pictured in the background is Railroad Street. The towering tan building on the left was the Bittner House, once a prestigious hotel and a beautiful building. It burned to the ground in a spectacular blaze that could be seen for miles around one night in the 1970s.

Submit

Submit your Personal Choice assignment. (150 points)

What you can do in this unit

Mayara Alwan has created a nice timeline on Walt Disney.

Some videos that you can watch for this unit

History of the Muppets (I wanted to find a place that I could get the Muppets into the course; this will have to be it.)
For extra credit please suggest to your instructor a relevant video for this unit of the course. Send the title of the video, the URL and a brief explanation of why you find the video interesting and applicable to the material that is being studied in this unit.

Extra Credit Options

For extra credit, please suggest a relevant website for this unit of the course. Send your instructor the title of the site, the URL and a brief explanation why you find the information interesting and applicable to the material being studied this unit.

Unit Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to (1) demonstrate your knowledge of the importance of one selected, specific historical event of the past seventy years and (2) demonstrate your ability to work with an online digital tool.