• Happy Birthday, MLK!
  
• 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.
  

Charles Lindbergh, American aviator first to fly solo and nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean from New York to Paris, born (1902)

Thaddeus Kosciusko, Polish patriot and military engineer who aided the American Revolution by designing fortifications at West Point and at several key battles in the southern colonies, born (1746)

Mark Hopkins, influential American educator and philosopher who served as president of Williams College, born (1802)

Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist considered the father of the field of aerodynamics, born (1875)

• Planes and Trains and Automobiles … and Study Skills!
  "Transport" students to a dozen activities that provide practice in reading maps, schedules, timetables, and more. Included: Four study skills teaching master activities for students!
  
• Aviations and Aeronautics
  Resources from our database.
  
• Airplanes and Flying
  Resources from our database.
  

Betty Friedan, American feminist author (The Feminine Mystique) and founder of the National Organization for Women, born (1921)

• March Into Women's History Month!
  Planning a March project to celebrate Women's History Month? Join us as we explore some of the best Web sites for and about women.
  

Gilbert H. Grosvenor, American geographer (president of National Geographic Society), died at 90 (1966)

First Winter Olympics held (Lake Placid, New York) (1932)

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

24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished the poll tax (1864)

U.S. Coast Guard Academy first accepted female cadets (1976)

• March Into Women's History Month!
  Planning a March project to celebrate Women's History Month? Join us as we explore some of the best Web sites for and about women.
  

First U.S. electoral college chose George Washington as president and John Adams as vice-president (1789)

• Primaries, Voting, and Elections
  Education World looks at decisions of primary importance and elects to explore the voting process! Lesson plans, Internet sites, and curriculum ideas will help your students understand the impact of this year's Election.
  

Robert E Lee was named commander-in-chief of the Confederate Army (1865)

• US: Civil War
  Resources from our database.
  
• American Civil War
  Users will find information on many aspects of the American Civil War. Viewers can chat with other visitors at the site about battles and other topics related to the Civil War.
  
• American Civil War Home Page
  This is a simple, one page site that has a VERY comprehensive set of links to Civil War Resources on the internet.
  
• Valley of Shadow: Two Communities in American Civil War
  The Valley of the Shadow Project looks at two communities, one Northern and one Southern, through the lens of the American Civil War. The project is an extensive archive of sources for the period before, during, and after the Civil War for Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Those sources include newspapers, letters, diaries, photographs, and maps, plus church, census and military records.

United Service Organization (USO) founded for U.S. armed forces who were on leave (1941)

President Reagan's veto of Clean Water Act was overridden by Congress (1987)