• It's News to Me: Teaching Kids *About* the Newspaper
• Ten Great Activities: Teaching With the Newspaper

Elisha Graves Otis, inventor of elevator, born (1811)

• Inventors and Inventions
  Great sites on inventors and inventions.

Martin Sheen, actor (Apocalypse Now) born (1940)

John T. Scopes, Tennessee teacher convicted for teaching evolution, born (1900)

• Famous American Trials
  Courtroom proceedings at both the state and federal levels have defined many significant turning points in American history. The Famous American Trials Web site provides an in-depth look at several landmark legal battles.

Joseph Conrad, Polish born but noted for his novels in English (“Heart of Darkness”) died in 1924

• 9-12 Literature & Poetry Center
  Resources and tools from our Language & Literature Center.

Columbus set sail on 1st voyage (1492)

• 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.
• Great Sites for Teaching About…Explorers
  Best sites on the web for teaching about exlorers

The murdered bodies of three civil rights workers were found buried in an earthen dam near Philadelphia, Mississippi (1964)

• Civil Rights Movement

Hannibal defeated Roman Army at Battle of Cannae (216 CE)

US Air Traffic Controller strike began (1981)

1st US Immigration Law passed (1882)

U.S. nuclear-powered submarine Nautilus became the first vessel to cross the North Pole underwater (1958)