Ferdinand-Edouard Buisson, French educator (Nobel Peace Prize 1927), born (1841)

Susanne Langer, American philosopher and educator (Philosophy in a New Key), born (1895)

George Roy Hill, American film director (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), born (1922)

Sacagawea, Shoshone Native American interpreter and guide for Lewis & Clark expedition, died (1812)

• Native Americans
  Explore Education World's resources on the history and culture of America's original inhabitants!
• Discovering Lewis and Clark
  Discovering Lewis and Clark is a comprehensive site covering the historic transcontinental journey that led to the westward expansion of the United States.

John Steinbeck, American author (Grapes of Wrath) died in New York at 66 (1968)

• 9-12 Literature & Poetry Center
  Resources and tools from our Language & Literature Center

Arthur Rubinstein, pianist died in Geneva, Switzerland, at 95 (1982)

Louisiana Purchase formally transferred from France to US for $27M (1803)

• A World of Geography
  Take your class on a field trip to The Mighty Mississippi, the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian Pyramids and thousands of other places ... on the Internet!

South Carolina became the first state to vote to secede from the Union (1860)

• Civil War Lesson Plans and Activities
  Teachers can use these lessons to teach what caused the war, what it was like to live in a nation divided, and much more.

Carl Sagan, astronomer, educator and writer, died in Seattle at age 62 (1996)

• The Space Age
  Join Education World in exploring the vast resources of Space on the web including planets, stars, and space travel!

Federal judge ruled that a school voucher program in Cleveland violated the Constitution's separation of church and state (1999)