Canada Day (Dominion of Canada founded 1867)

American Stamp Day (US Postage stamps 1st authorized 1847)

• Stamp on Black History
  A site based on the US Postal Service's collection of Black History-related stamps. Information includes biographies,activities and art
• Put a Stamp On History!
  

1535 - Sir Thomas More went on trial in England charged with treason

Twyla Tharp born 1941

Princess Diana born 1961

1854 - Cecil Rhodes born (founded Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford University)

1804 - George Sand born (Amandine Aurore Lucile Dudevant) (author; one of the first liberated women)

Battle of Gettysburg began (1863)

• Civil War Lesson Plans and Activities
  
• US: Civil War
  Resources from our database.
• Great Sites about the Civil War
  

Darwin presented his Theory of Evolution (1858)

• Charles Darwin

Explorer I launched (1958)

• Science Center's Space Activities Page

Quakers 1st arrived in US (1656)

1st Income Tax Law signed (1862)

1st US Zoo opened (Philadelphia; 1874)

• Animals of the World: An Internet Scavenger Hunt!
  Where in the world do some animals live? Celebrate National Zoo and Aquarium Month by sending your students on an Internet scavenger hunt! They'll learn about the natural habitats of ten of the world's animals -- including some animals they've never heard of! Two versions! One for beginners and one for experienced surfers.
• It's a Zoo Out There!
  June is National Zoo and Aquarium Month! What better time to take a tour of some of the best zoo Web sites around?
• It's a Zoo Out There! - The Best Zoo Sites on the Web
  

Royal College of Surgeons founded (Edinburgh, Scotland; 1505)

1979 - Susan B. Anthony commemorated on a U.S. dollar coin

• 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.