• Okinawa - The American Years
• WWII: Pacific Theater

1st Bridge in US built (1634)

1st City College founded

• History of Education and Children
  This Web site was created as a place to house online resources related to the history of education and children.

1st Weather satellite sent into orbit (1960)

• Kids "Tune In" to Weather Curriculum
  Linda Tripp's Colorado second and third graders are avid weather watchers---and weather forecasters. "Tune in" as they explore TV weather. Also included: A flurry of Internet weather connections to supplement your weather curriculum.

2-Cylinder Internal Combustion Engine patented (1826)

• Automotive Learning Online
  Here users will find over one hundred illustrations and even more links about the automobile.
• Vocational Ed: Automotive
  

April Fool's Day

• Celebrate! Holidays In The U.S.A. -April Fool's Day

Audubon Day

Battle of Okinawa began (WW 2; 1945)

• Celebrate the Century: Search the Web for U.S. History of the 1940s
  Search the Web to learn more about the stories behind the stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service commemorating the people, places, events, and trends of the fifth decade of this century. Explore Web sites related to the advent of television and antibiotics, to the big-band sound and the baby boom, and to Rosie the Riveter and Harry the president. Included: An Internet scavenger hunt for students!
• Okinawa - The American Years
• WWII: Pacific Theater

Berlin Airlift began (1948)

• Celebrate the Century: Search the Web for U.S. History of the 1940s
  Search the Web to learn more about the stories behind the stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service commemorating the people, places, events, and trends of the fifth decade of this century. Explore Web sites related to the advent of television and antibiotics, to the big-band sound and the baby boom, and to Rosie the Riveter and Harry the president. Included: An Internet scavenger hunt for students!

Defeat at Five Forks (Civil War; 1865)

• Civil War Stories
  Teaching Fact through Historical Fiction

Exxon Alaskan oil spill (1989)

• Water Pollution
  Resources from our database.
• A "Sea" of Resources on the Internet!
  Education world explores a sea of Internet resources ---at primary, intermediate, and upper grade levels--- that will bring the ocean into your classroom! Come surf with us!

Ford's assmbly line began rolling (1913)

• Celebrate Henry Ford's Life with a New Bio!
  April 7 is the anniversary of Henry Ford's death. Ford's life is the focus of a new bio for young readers by author Catherine Gourley.

Islamic Republic Day (Iran)

• World Resource Center: Iran
  A country guide to Education Resources in Central America.

National Sleep Day

Netscape established (1994)

• Getting Started On the Internet: Start Simply!
  The Internet? Don't even think about it -- yet! First, use a few simple activities to get students comfortable with using the computer as a word processing tool.
• Getting Started On the Internet: All Navigators On Board!
  This second lesson in the Getting Startedseries introduces students to basic navigating skills -- the skills they'll need in order to get around on the Internet.
• Getting Started on the Internet: Searching the Web Is as Easy as ABC!
  The third article in our Getting Started series focuses on simple searching. Teacher Tammy Payton's first graders are the super-est searchers around! Her "easy-as-ABC" project can work at any grade level. Included -- Ideas for searching across the grades and the curriculum!
• Getting Started On the Internet: Simple Projects!
  The fourth article in our Getting Started series focuses on simple projects. Join Trudy Schnorr's third graders as they count insects and other creepy crawlies! Join in -- see what's bugging other classes around the world! Included -- Links to tons of other simple projects!

Otto Von Bismark

• World Resource Center: Germany
  A country guide to Education Resources in Germany.

Paris & London 1st linked by telephone (1891)

Patriot's Day (Maine, Massachusetts)

• The Memory Shall Be Ours: Celebrating Memorial Day
  For many students, Memorial Day merely marks the beginning of summer fun. This year, introduce them to the true meaning of the holiday, and provide them with a glimpse into the lives of the men and women it honors. Included: An Internet Treasure HuntplusWeb-based activities for learning about and celebrating Memorial Day!

United Mine Workers' strike began (1946)