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

Barbara Tuchman, American historian and author (The Guns of August), born (1912)

Harold Prince, American stage producer and director (West Side Story, Evita, Phantom of the Opera) born (1928)

Gene Hackman, American film actor (Bonnie & Clyde, The Conversation), born (1931)

Boris Spassky, Russian world chess champion (1969-72), born (1937)

Shirley Chisholm, first Black American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress, born (1924)

• 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.

David Kalakaua, last King of Hawaii, died in San Francisco (1891)

Mahatma Gandhi, India’s spiritual and political leader, assassinated by Hindu extremist in New Delhi, at age 78 (1948)

• Great Sites for Teaching about Heroes
  Best sites on the web about heroes

Orville Wright, American aviation pioneer, died at 76 (1948)

• Great Sites for Teaching About...Inventors and Inventions
  Best sites on the web about inventors

Burned U.S. Library of Congress reestablished with the gift of Thomas Jefferson's 6500 volumes (1815)

The 8th (final) part of the "Roots" mini-series became the most-watched TV entertainment show ever (1977)

• The Amistad Comes to Life!
  Activities across the grades and across the curriculum bring to life the story of the revolt on the Amistad.