William McKinley, 24th U.S. president (1897-1901), born (1843)

• Great Sites for Teaching About…Presidents of the United States
  Best sites on the web for teaching about the presidents.

Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright (The Cherry Orchard), born (1860)

Paddy Chayevsky, American playwright and screenwriter (Marty, The Hospital, Network), born (1923)

Germaine Greer, Australian feminist author (Female Eunuch), born (1939)

Oprah Winfrey, American TV show host and actress (Oprah, The Color Purple) born (1953)

• 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.

Robert Frost, American poet (A Further Range, A Witness Tree), died in Boston at 88 (1963)

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

Disney's animated film “Sleeping Beauty” premiered (1959)

Kansas became the 34th state in the U.S. (1861)

• Information : The Fifty States of the United States
  The site lists all 50 states with most of their features (flag, song, bird, motto etc.) and their capitol cities.

Baseball Hall of Fame established in Cooperstown, NY (1936)

• The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum