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  Resources and tools from our Science Center

Paul Klee, Swiss abstract painter (Twittering Machine), born (1879)

• Artcyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
  A comprehensive database of museum quality fine art that can be viewed on the internet.

Ty Cobb, first baseball player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, born (1886)

• The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  

Willy Brandt, West German chancellor (1969-74, Nobel '71), born (1913)

Steven Spielberg, American film director (ET, Schindlers List, The Color Purple), born (1947)

Antonio Stradivari, renowned violin-maker died in Cremona, Italy (1737)

• Energy In The Air: Sounds From The Orchestra

New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution (1787)

George Washington's body was buried at Mount Vernon (1799)

British troops captured Fort Niagara in the War of 1812 (1813)

Emory College was chartered in Oxford, GA (1834)

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The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery, was adopted by the US Congress (1865)

• America's Freedom Documents!
  Teaching the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights
• Black History on the Internet
  Explore the best Black History sites for primary, middle, and high school level students. Activity and lesson ideas included!
• American Slave Narratives
  American Slave Narratives contains a set of oral interviews with former slaves collected in the 1930's. The narratives contain stories of their lives before and after freedom.