Giant fireball impacts in Central Siberia (Tunguska Event) (1908)

Transistor demonstrated Murray Hill NJ (1948)

Pope Paul VI crowned in St Peter's Square (1962)

Gone With the Wind is published (1936)

3 cosmonauts die as Soyuz XI depressurizes during reentry (1971)

• Science Center's Space Activities Page

Equal Rights Amendment dies without ratification (1982)

Lena Horne born (1917)

US Fish & Wildlife Service established 1940

1984 Lillian Hellman playwright, dies of cardiac arrest at 79

• 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WebQuest will challenge your students to work cooperatively as they create a women's history encyclopedia to supplement outdated and sorely lacking textbooks!

1951 NAACP begins attack on school segregation & discrimination

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