J.R.R. Tolkien, author (Lord of the Rings), born in S. Africa (1892)

Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgian priest who aided outcast lepers in Molokai, Hawaii, born (1840)

• Great Sites for Teaching about Heroes
  Some of the best sites on the web about heroes.
• Heroic Activities to Celebrate Heroes!
  Everyone has a hero -- someone to look up to or admire. This week, Education Word offers ten lessons that will get students thinking about their heroes.

Mel Gibson, actor and Academy Award-winning director (Braveheart), born (1956)

Juan Cabrillo, discoverer of California, died (1543)

• Great Sites for Teaching About…Explorers
  Best sites on the web for teaching about explorers.

Alaska became the 49th state in the U.S. (1959)

• Explore Alaska: Three Scavenger Hunts
  Students explore an "Alaska" Web site in search of answers to ten grade-appropriate questions.
• Great Sites for Teaching about... Alaska
  In recognition of the anniversary of Alaska's statehood (January 3, 1959), this week's sites are among the best on the Web for teaching about our 49th state.

Martin Luther excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church (1521)

Washington defeated British at Battle of Princeton, NJ (1777)

• Join the Revolution!
  Follow the progress of the American Revolution War from the first battle to the last.
• Great Sites for Teaching About...The American Revolution
  Best sites on the web for teaching about the American Revolution time period.

March of Dimes established (1938)

Apple Computers incorporated (1977)

U.S. suspended diplomatic ties with Cuba (1961)

Margaret Thatcher became the longest-serving British Prime Minister this century (1988)

• March Into Women's History Month!
  Planning a March project to celebrate Women's History Month? Join us as we explore some of the best Web sites for and about women.

Lucretia Mott, American educator, abolitionist, and one of the key founders of the early U.S. women's right movement

• The 1848 Seneca Falls Convention
  This event is generally considered the birth of the women's rights movement in the United States.