• America's Freedom Documents!
  Teaching the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights

Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, French designer and builder of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, born (1832)

Antoine Henri Becquerel, French scientist who discovered radioactivity (Nobel 1903), born (1852)

• Science Center 9-12
  Resources and tools from our Science Center

Ludwik Zamenhof, creator of the language Esperanto, born (1859)

• Foreign Languages Center
  Resources, tools and activities from our Foreign Languages Center.

J. Paul Getty, American oilman and art collector, born (1892)

• Great Sites for Teaching about…Museums
  

Charles Edgar Duryea, inventor of the first automobile built and operated in the U.S., born (1861)

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

US Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, took effect following ratification by Virginia (1791)

• America's Freedom Documents!
  Teaching the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights
• Constitutions, Treaties and Declarations
  This Web site is a collection of links to constitutions, treaties, and declaration documents for countries throughout the world.
• Civics/Citizenship Center
  Resources, tools and activities from our Social Sciences Center.

Walt Disney, American animated film producer (Snow White, Fantasia), died at 65 (1966)

• Drawing and Painting Activities
  Resources and tools from our Arts Center

Commonwealth of Australia ordered equal pay for women (1972)

Marine scientists reported that trawling by fishing fleets was causing widespread disruption of ocean bottom habitats (1998)

• Science Center 9-12
  Resources and tools from our Science Center

French defeated the Germans in the World War I Battle of Verdun (1916)

• A World at War
  Education World presents "The World Wars," the latest article in our yearlong Millennium Series.

Groundbreaking began for the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC (1938)

Carnegie Hall reopened after a $50 million renovation (1986)

The battle for Luzon in the Philippines began during WWII (1944)

• Great Sites for Teaching About…World Wars I and II
  Some of the best sites on the web about the two World Wars.