• Science Center 9-12
  

Kate Millett, feminist writer (Sexual Politics), born (1934)

• 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.

U.S. President McKinley died from gunshot wounds suffered on September 6th (1901)

• Great Sites for Teaching About…Presidents of the United States
  Best sites on the web for teaching about the presidents.
• U.S. Presidents on the Internet!
  

George Frederick Handel completed his "The Messiah" (1741)

• Music Composers - Handel
  Resources from our subject center

Massachusetts clergyman John Harvard bequeathed his library and half his estate to a local college named in his honor the next year (1638)

• Higher Education Center
  Resources and tools from our Higher Education Center

U.S. Troops captured Mexico City ending the Mexican War (1847)

Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to the Star-Spangled Banner (1814)

• War of 1812
  Resources from our database.

Walt Disney was awarded the Medal of Freedom at the White House (1964)

England and colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar (1752)

• Happy New Year! Or is it?
  Students can explore the world's calendar options

Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized by Pope Paul VI in Rome, becoming the first Catholic saint born in the U.S. (1975)

Napoleon and his troops entered Moscow as the retreating Russians set the city on fire (1812)

• The Napoleanic Wars
  Resources from our database

Princess Grace (Kelly) of Monaco died from injuries suffered in an automobile crash (1982)

First lighthouse in America is lit in Boston Harbor (1716)

• Great Sites for Teaching about …Colonial America
  

Soviet space probe Luna 2 became the first man-made object to reach the moon as it impacted the lunar surface (1959)

• Space Sciences
  Resources and tools from our Science Center.