• US History: Cold War
  Resources from our database.

Independence Day in Philippines

Independence Day in Russia

Baseball invented (1839)

• Play Ball! Pro Teams Reach Out to Schools
  Professional baseball's community outreach programs educate and enrich young students.
• Take Them Out to the Ball Game!
  When baseball fever strikes, these activities from Education World can be the perfect antidote. Included: A stadium full of activities and links to team sites, baseball math sites, cross-curricular projects -- and even the famous Abbott and Costello "Who's On First?" script!
• The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

1924 - George Bush, 41st U.S. President, is born in Milton, Massachusetts.

• Great Sites for Teaching About…Presidents of the United States
  Best sites on the web for teaching about the presidents.
• Presidential Sites Resources
• U.S. Presidents on the Internet!
  The presidents have a huge presence on the Internet. Biographical, historical, and political resources abound.

Anne Frank born in Holland (1929)

• Anne Frank Online
  his site has just about everything related to Anne Frank
• A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
  This site presents an overview of the people and events of the Holocaust.
• Memories of Anne Frank's Friend
  For young readers, a new book makes a perfect companion piece to a reading of Anne Frank's diary.

Baseball Hall of Fame established in Cooperstown, NY (1939)

• Take Them Out to the Ball Game!
  When baseball fever strikes, these activities from Education World can be the perfect antidote. Included: A stadium full of activities and links to team sites, baseball math sites, cross-curricular projects -- and even the famous Abbott and Costello "Who's On First?" script!
• The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Nelson Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment (1964)

• History: South Africa
  Resources from our database.
• The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

Civil Rights lawyer Medgar Evers murdered by segregationists in Mississippi (1963)

• Black History on the Internet
  Explore the best Black History sites for primary, middle, and high school level students. Activity and lesson ideas included!

Queen’s Birthday – UK

Bryan Allen flew man-powered Gossamer Albatross over English Channel (1979)

1665 English rename New Amsterdam, New York, after Dutch pull out

1792 George Vancouver discovers site of Vancouver, BC

• Across the Sea: Europeans Explore the New World
  Looking for information and activities about the intrepid adventurers who first voyaged to the New World? Check out these Internet sites and help your students explore the earliest explorers.
• Millenium Series: The Great Explorers!
  This week, Education World presents the second in our year-long Millennium Series. Last month we explored the Middle Ages; this month we turn our sites to the great explorers of the millennium. In the stories listed below you'll find resources and activities for exploring the great explorers -- from Leif Eriksson to Neil Armstrong!
• Explore the Explorers Online!
  Columbus and the other early explorers provide your students with the opportunity to explore new worlds -- as well as worlds of knowledge and discovery! This week, Education World delivers a shipload of sites and activities guaranteed to keep your lessons afloat -- and your curriculum current.

1923 Harry Houdini frees himself from a straitjacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet above the ground in NYC

1812 Napoleon's invasion of Russia begins

• Napoleon Bonaparte
  Resources from our database.
• Napoleonic Wars
  Resources from our database.