• Benjamin Franklin: An American Renaissance Man
  Businessman, journalist, inventor, diplomat: a new biography of the intriquing and multi-talented Benjamin Franklin.
• Benjamin Franklin : Glimpses of the Man
  Basic information on Benjamin Franklin's life and accomplishments.

Robert Maynard Hutchins, American educator and civil libertarian, born (1899)

James Earl Jones, American stage and screen actor (Great White Hope, Othello), born (1931)

• Performance Arts
  See our performance arts resources in our Arts Center

L. Douglas Wilder, first Black American elected governor (D-VA), born (1931)

• 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.

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay), American heavyweight champion boxer (1964-7 74-8), born (1942)

Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown in a plot by a group of American businessmen who forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate by using the threat of U.S. military force (1893)

• Great Sites for Teaching about Hawaii
  The best on the Web for teaching about Hawaii.

British Captain James Cook Cook became the first to cross the Antarctic Circle (66º 33' S) (1773)

• Explore the Explorers Online!
  Columbus and the other early explorers provide your students with the opportunity to explore new worlds -- as well as worlds of knowledge and discovery! This week, Education World delivers a shipload of sites and activities guaranteed to keep your lessons afloat -- and your curriculum current.

English explorer Robert Scott’s expedition arrived at the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen’s group reached that goal (1912)

• Teachers Explore Antarctica and the Arctic!
  Learn about a unique program that gives K-12 teachers the opportunity to travel to the ends of Earth to participate in polar research expeditions!

Warsaw, Poland liberated from the Nazis by Soviet troops (1945)

• Great Sites for Teaching About…World Wars I and II
  Some of the best sites on the web about the world wars.

Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis, was arrested by Soviet secret police in Hungary and never seen again (1945)

• Teaching the Holocaust
  12 Lessson plans for teaching about the holocaust.
• Honoring Our Heroes
  Join Education World as we pay tribute to those individuals who inspire us by their great strength, courage,and perseverance in facing challenges!

United Nations Security Council held its first meeting (1946)