Stephen Foster, American composer (My Old Kentucky Home, Beautiful Dreamer), died at 37 (1864)

• Music Center
  Resources and tools from our Arts Center.

Wyatt Earp, US marshall and colorful figure of the American West, died at 80 (1929)

• The American West
  This site has an enormous amount of information to cover and does it very well. The site focuses on the "old West" and includes information on cowboys, Native Americans, pioneers and pioneer towns, explorers and more.

James Joyce, Irish novelist (Ulysses), died in Zürich Switzerland, at 58 (1941)

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

Robert C. Weaver, selected by President Lyndon Johnson to be the head of Housing and Urban Development, was the first Black American to hold a presidential cabinet position (1966)

• Ten Activities Celebrate Achievements of African Americans!
  With the assistance of the Web, you too can incorporate activities that reflect the positive impact black Americans have had on our nation's history.

NASA selected first women astronauts (1978)

• Great Sites for Teaching about...Women in History
  Some of the best sites on the web about women in history
• Space Sciences
  Resources and tools from our Science Center.
• The Space Age
  Join Education World in exploring the vast resources of Space on the web including planets, stars, and space travel!

National Geographic Society founded in Washington DC (1888)

• 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!

U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5-3) that public school officials have broad powers to censor school newspapers, plays & other expressive activities (1988)

Douglas Wilder became the first elected US black governor to be inaugurated (Virginia) (1990)

• Black History on the Internet
  Explore the best Black History sites for primary, middle, and high school level students. Activity and lesson ideas included!