• What Next?
  As the year 2001 arrives, we bring you lessons about the problems and possibilities that will help shape our future.

Paul Revere, colonial silversmith and patriot who warned the Minuteman that the British were marching, born (1735)

• Join the Revolution!
  Follow the progress of the American Revolution War from the first battle to the last.

Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross, American flag maker, born (1752)

• Great Sites for Teaching About...The American Revolution
  Best sites on the web for teaching about the American Revolution time period.

J. D. Salinger, American author (Catcher in the Rye), born (1919)

Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer considered the “father of modern photography”, born (1864)

J. Edgar Hoover, director of U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, born (1895)

E.M. Forster, English novelist (Howard's End, A Passage to India), born (1879)

• 9-12 Literature & Poetry Center
  Resources and tools from our Language & Literature Center

William Lloyd Garrison published 1st issue of abolitionist journal (1831)

• The Road to Freedom: Using the WWW to Teach About Slavery
  For black slaves in America, the road to freedom was a long and difficult one. This week, Education World observes Black History Month by providing activities to help your students trace that journey and to learn about some of the heroes who paved the way to freedom. Included: Activities for teaching about slavery across the grades and the curriculum.

Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery issued by President Abraham Lincoln (1863)

• Black History on the Internet
  Explore the best Black History sites for primary, middle, and high school level students. Activity and lesson ideas included!
• Civil War Lesson Plans and Activities
  Teachers can use these lessons to teach what caused the war, what it was like to live in a nation divided, and much more.

Fidel Castro led Cuban revolutionaries to victory over Fulgencio Batista (1959)

Compulsory education in Netherlands went into effect (1900)

Ellis Island in New York harbor became reception center for new immigrants (1892)

• Great Sites for Teaching About…Immigration
  Best sites on the web for teaching about immigration.

Ireland & Great Britain (England & Scotland) form United Kingdom (1801)

• A World of Geography
  Take your class on a field trip to The Mighty Mississippi, the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian Pyramids and thousands of other places ... on the Internet!

National Environmental Policy Act established (1970)

NAFTA trade agreement took effect (1994)

UN World Trade Organization established (1995)