• Early Childhood Center
  Resources for working with young children.

Whitney Houston, Grammy Award-winning singer, born (1963)

Robert Shaw, British actor (A Man for All Seasons), born (1927)

Bob Cousy, Basketball Hall of Famer: Boston Celtics: NBA MVP (1957), born (1928)

Three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, killing an estimated 74,000 people (1945).

• History: Atomic Bomb
  Resources from our database.
• History: World War II
  Resources from our database
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  Education World recommends some of the best sites on the World Wide Web for learning and teaching about this important historic event.

Jesse Owens, American track star, won his 4th gold medal at Berlin Olympics striking a blow against Hitler’s racist views (1936)

• Ten Activities Celebrate Achievements of African Americans!
• 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
• Go for the Gold! Olympic Games Spark Classroom Activities!
  Capitalize on your students' Olympic interests with Internet-inspired activities. Included: A dozen activities -- and four Teaching Masters -- for use across the grades!
• Black History on the Internet
  Explore the best Black History sites for primary, middle, and high school level students. Activity and lesson ideas included!

Richard M. Nixon resigned as US President due to the Watergate scandal, replaced by Gerald Ford (1974)

• Watergate
  Comprehensive site about the history of the Watergate scandal.

1st Indian reservation designated (New Jersey; 1758)

• Exploring Native Americans Across the Curriculum
  Blast stereotypes with across-the-curriculum activities for students of all ages.

Henry David Thoreau published `Walden' (1854)

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

Britain arrested Indian nationalist Mohandas K. Gandhi (1942)

LeRoy “Satchel” Paige, one of baseball’s pitching legends, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. (1971)

• 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
  

The first statewide, state-supported educational television network went on the air in Alabama (1956)