John Chapman, “ Johnny Appleseed” frontier nurseryman, born (1774)

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T.S. Eliot, poet (The Waste Land) Nobel 1948, born (1888)

• 9-12 Literature & Poetry Center
  Resources and tools from our Language & Literature Center
• Rhyme Time Poetry Plans and Projects
• Volumes of Verse: Poetry Resources on the Internet
  You have probably heard the Web compared to a virtual library. In the case of poetry, that statement couldn't be more true. Poets from William Blake to Walt Whitman now have virtual homes in cyberspace.

Martin Heidegger, German Existentialist (Being & Time), born (1889)

Frontiersman Daniel Boone died in Missouri at the age of 85 (1820)

Parthenon in Athens damaged in war between Turks & Venetians (1687)

Two year experimental Biosphere 2 in Oracle, Arizona began (1991)

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First public appearance of John Philip Sousa's band in New Jersey (1892)

Sir Francis Drake returned home to Plymouth, England from his voyage around the world (1580)

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

Shamu was born at Sea World in Orlando, Florida; the first killer whale to be born in captivity and survive. (1985)

First televised debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took place in Chicago (1960)

• Great Sites for Teaching About…Elections
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• Election 2000: Classroom Activities
  Lessons for teaching about the electoral college and the importance of voting
• Election 2000:Ten More Classroom Activities
  Lessons for teaching about the election process, current issues, the importance of making informed decisions, and the importance of voting

British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution (1777)

• Great Sites for Teaching About...The American Revolution
  Best sites on the web for teaching about the American Revolution time period.
• Join the Revolution!
  Follow the progress of the American Revolution War from the first battle to the last.

Thomas Jefferson appointed the first Secretary of State (1789)

Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce (1914)

Bernstein & Sondheim's musical "West Side Story" premiered on Broadway (1957)

United Nations troops recaptured the capital of South Korea, Seoul, from the North Koreans (1950)

• Great Sites for Teaching About…The 'Forgotten War'
  Best sites on the web for teaching about the Korean War