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

William Tecumseh Sherman, Union general during the Civil War, born (1820)

• 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.
  

Nick Nolte, actor (The Prince of Tides, Extreme Prejudice), born (1941)

Jack Lemmon, Academy Award-winning actor (Mr. Roberts, Save the Tiger, The Odd Couple), born (1925)

Ted Koppel, television journalist (Nightline), born (1940)

John Williams, Academy Award-winning composer of film scores (Schindler’s List, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Jaws) and conductor of Boston Pops, born (1932)

• Making the Case for Music Education
  
• Energy In The Air: Sounds From The Orchestra
  

John Grisham, author and attorney (A Time to Kill, The Firm), born (1955)

Walt Disney Studios formed (1926)

The film “Birth of A Nation” premiered (1915)

William D. Boyce founded the Boy Scouts of America in Chicago (1910)

College of William & Mary was chartered in Williamsburg VA (1693)