• Great Sites for Teaching About...Inventors and Inventions

William Gilbert, English playwright (Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore, The Mikado), born (1836)

Alan B. Shepard Jr., first American astronaut in space (Freedom 7, Apollo 14), born (1923)

• Ask An Astronaut
  During an astronaut's "visit" viewers to the site can read about that particular astronaut's missions, schedule, biography with links, browse a multimedia archive and get links to related websites.
• The Space Place
  This site is filled with projects and activities related to current space missions and information.
• Space Sciences
  Resources and tools from our Science Center.

George Gallup, public opinion poll pioneer (Gallup Poll) born (1901)

Wilma Mankiller, Chief of the Cherokee Nation 1985-95, born (1945)

• Exploring Native Americans Across the Curriculum
  Blast stereotypes with across-the-curriculum activities for students of all ages.
• First Nations Histories
  An extensive gathering of resources on the history of Native American tribes

Chester A. Arthur, 21st U.S. President, died in New York at 56 (1886)

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

Niels Bohr, physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1922, died at 77 (1962)

Bartolomeu Dias, Portugese explorer discovered Cape of Good Hope (1497)

• 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.

“Battle Hymn of the Republic” written by Julia Ward Howe (1861)

Jackie Robinson, baseball player who broke the major league race barrier, named the NL MVP (1949)

• The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  

Charles F. Dowd, Connecticut school teacher proposed a uniform time zone plan for the U.S. consisting of four zones (1883)

Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian leader to visit Israel (1977)

Spain's parliament approved a bill to establish a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship (1976)