• Great Sites for Teaching About...The Civil War
  Users will find information on many aspects of the Civil War.
• The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
  The Valley of the Shadow Project looks at two communities, one Southern and one Northern, through the lens of the American Civil War
• Civil War Lesson Plans and Activities
  Covers causes of the war and what it was to live in a house divided.
• Links to Lincoln on the Web!
  Not surprisingly, there's a wealth of information about Abraham Lincoln on the Web. Students of all ages will learn from six great sites; among them are sites created by a high school history teacher, the White House, and a class of first graders. Included: Activities to engage students for each site!

Youth Day in South Africa

FDR's New Deal passed by House (1935)

Soweto Massacre, 600 children killed (South Africa; (1976)

Stan Laurel born (1895)

1933 US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created

Rudolf Nureyev Soviet ballet dancer defects to West (1961)

Barbara McClintock, born 1902. Awarded 1983 Nobel Prize for genetic research

• Great Sites for Teaching About…Women in History
  The best sites on the web for teaching about women in history

Katharine Graham, newspaper publisher born (1917)

• Celebrate Women's History Month!
  Each March, Education World recognizes women's history month with new classroom teaching resources. This year, we're excited to bring you several valuable tools -- including a Women's History WebQuest, Women of the Century. This WebQuest will challenge your students to work cooperatively as they create a women's history encyclopedia to supplement outdated and sorely lacking textbooks!
• 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.

Boris Yeltsin elected president of Russian SSR 1991