• Music Center
  Resources and tools from our Arts Center.

Zane Grey, American West novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage), born (1872)

Jackie Robinson, first black major league baseball player, born (1919)

• 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.
• Jackie and Me Teaches Tolerance
  Start with the story of Jackie Robinson and his important contributions to baseball and American history, then add to that engaging plot lines, colorful characters, and considerable surprises -- and you have a winning book, a perfect classroom read-aloud!

Normal Mailer, American author (Naked & the Dead), born (1923)

Nolan Ryan, baseball player who holds the record for most strike-outs (5,714) and no-hitters pitched (7), born (1947)

A.A. Milne, English author (Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner), died (1956)

Congress passed the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24) (1865)

• America's Freedom Documents!
  Teaching the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights

US entered World War I (1917)

• Great Sites for Teaching About…World Wars I and II
  Some of the best sites on the web about the world wars.
• A World at War
  Education World presents "The World Wars," the latest article in our yearlong Millennium Series.

US report "Smoking & Health" connected smoking to lung cancer (1964)

• Great Sites for Teaching about…Health
  Best on the Web for teaching about health