For a biography of John Chapman with further links, try the following page.
JOHNNY APPLESEED HOMEPAGE:
http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~weeds/SchoolPages/Appleseed/welcome.html

The following treasure hunt is an especially fun one, with games, puzzles, pictures, etc., all on the Johnny A. theme:
JOHNNY APPLESEED WEBQUEST:
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/huntjohnnyamr.html

Test your knowledge with the following puzzle.
JOHNNY APPLESEED PUZZLE:
http://www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/Appleseed.html

A LINK FOR TEACHERS
Ed's Oasis: A place for teachers to research social studies projects. Includes lesson plan preparations and teacher interviews.
http://www.edsoasis.org/

SOCIETY AND YOU LESSON PLANS:
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/socstudies/socsoc.html
Four lesson plans are included at this site for studying the student and his/her world. They include A Cornucopia of Traditions, a lesson on trash and usage; a lesson on presidential campaigning; and finally, A Walk Through Your Neighborhood.

THE CONTINENTS GAME & LESSON:
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ea314688/lesson.htm
The Continent Game provides a participatory lesson plan for upper elementary to learn the continents (& can be adapted to countries, water, etc.) by categorizing them in various manners--e.g. by area, population--whatever suggestions your students come up with. Continent info is written on index cards. They will be arranged by whatever category is chosen (e.g. least area to largest) and placed in an envelope by the opposing or questioning team; students then propose the correct order, write it on the board, then open the envelopes to see if their team was right.

THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER, AND OUR CLASS CHARTER:
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/bookstor/kits/english/classcharter/page1.htm

THE HUNGER SITE:
http://www.thehungersite.com/index.html
You and your class can help eliminate world hunger with a click of the mouse. . . Endorsed by the United Nations, this online hunger support service works by having corporate sponsors donating 1/2 cent  to the U.N. World Food Program each time you or your class clicks the submission button.  It does not cost you a cent, privacy is guaranteed and no information from you is required. Children can view the world map, in which a country is dimmed every few seconds as someone dies from hunger--a hard figure to comprehend.  No gimmicks here, but a simple and worthy project to get your class involved in while learning of global communities,
resources and/or world population.

A LINK TO LAW AND THE COURTS (K-8)
Legal Pad Jr.: A site designed to encourage positive attitudes and active participation in learning how the law and good character affect our lives both today and in the future.  It has a database of experts that will answer questions.
http://www.legalpadjr.com/

A LINK TO THE GOVERNMENT (K-8)
Uncle Sam for Kids: A government information page for kids only.  This is loaded with information on national and state government, national history and even a bit of world government.
http://www.win.org/library/matls/govdocs/kids.htm

A LINK TO HISTORY (7-12)
An information page about the Dead Sea Scrolls.  In the introduction, students will find informative background to the discovery of the scrolls.
http://metalab.unc.edu/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/intro.html

A LINK TO HISTORY (7-12)
The Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg: A great web-site detailing Civil War history.
http://www.nps.gov/anti/special.htm

A LINK TO HISTORY (7-12)
Today in History: A list of what happened today in history.
http://www.thehistorynet.com/today/today.htm

MAYFLOWER DOCUMENTS:
http://history.hanover.edu/17th/mayflwr.htm

A LINK TO EASTER ISLAND (7-12)
Learn all about Easter Island. Explore the mysteries that have baffled historians for decades.
http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html

A LINK TO THE GOVERNMENT (K-6)
Links to many pages connecting kids to government.
http://www.kidsvista.com/SocialStudies/government.html

A LINK TO VOTES FOR WOMEN (7-12)
For a look back in time when women couldn't vote, visit the American Memory exhibit on the Women's Suffrage Movement.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwhome.html

COLUMBUS NAVIGATION HOMEPAGE:
http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/
How did Columbus navigate his way to the New World? Learn about the longitude, latitude, and celestial guides, along with history on his ships and crew.

THE VIETNAM WAR:
http://www.multied.com/vietnam
Chronology and photos of this hotly debated war, from the Sixties/Vietnam War cd.

THE ATOMIC BOMB MUSEUM:
http://www.csi.ad.jp/ABOMB/index.html
This site provides information and links to Hiroshima, the Enola Gay, stories of survivors, Hiroshima today, and exhibits. Provocative.

TIMELINE OF ANNE FRANK & HER FAMILY:
http://www.k12.ut.us/utahlink/lp_res/AnneFrankTimeline.html

BIOGRAPHY & DIARY SUMMARY:
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/AnneFrankBioShort.html

LESSON PLAN ON THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/330.html
Geared to middle school students; literature & history.

HIDING PLACE TOUR:
http://www.annefrank.nl/

SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER:
http://www.wiesenthal.com
Multimedia Learning Center; Museum of Tolerance;
audio essays.

A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO THE HOLOCAUST:
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/

PERIODS OF ANCIENT EGYPT:
http://www.kent.wednet.edu/curriculum/soc_studies/Egypt/egypt.html
With great photos and lesson ideas; start by exploring the different dynasties of Ancient Egypt.  With, of course, the tombs, temples, mummies, Valley of the Kings, etc.

ANCIENT EGYPT WEBQUEST:
http://users.massed.net/~mdurant/AncientEgyptWebquest.htm
Your students can join a set of 6 interactive missions, already laid out, to search for ancient Egyptian mummies, decipher hieroglyphics, and uncover facts on daily life while on this webquest.  Middle School level. Egyptian games are also at this site.

ANCIENT EGYPT:  IMAGES & HISTORY:
http://exn.ca/egypt/links.cfm
You have numerous Egypt resources at hand here. You may want to start off with a color tour of Egypt, from the U. of Memphis. Or how about a visit to the U. of Chicago's Oriental Museum, to view some of its 30,000 Egyptian artifacts! This site provides a virtual treasure box of links for any teacher or class planning to study Ancient Egypt.

AMAZON RIVER DOLPHINS EXPLORATION PROJECT:
http://www.virtualexplorers.org
One of our readers reminded me that it was time to revisit the Amazon River Project (see 07/16/99 issue), and I'm glad she did! The journey is about to get underway, and the site is in full swing.  Teachers can earn 3 inservice credits by participating.  There are numerous teacher resources aboard, with project goals for web-delivered instruction now included.  The culture and peoples of Peru will also be examined, so be sure to follow through what promises to be an exciting and highly educational journey with these teacher-explorers, beginning August 7th!

A LINK TO CIVIL RIGHTS (7-12)
The National Civil Rights Museum: This is the homepage of the museum which gives a comprehensive overview of the journey to equal rights. Go on an interactive tour of the museum. 
http://www.midsouth.rr.com/civilrights/

THEMATIC UNIT ON NATIVE AMERICANS:
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Native.htm
This thematic unit has been designed for elementary grades and integrates socials studies and language arts curricula.  Students experience North American legends and stories, art and music.  Many fun crafts are also included in this unit.

THEMATIC PLANNER ON NATIVE AMERICANS:
http://www.lennox.k12.ca.us/lessonplan/NatAm/ThemPlanNA.html
Elementary level, with a focus on California (particularly Chumash) natives.  Teacher Shayna Gardner has included various projects for art, bulletin boards, Native American centers, core literature, language arts, math, music, and P.E.  She has also included portfolio assessment, reading skills, science, writing, and of course, various sub-categories in social studies.  Altogether a well-designed planner, useful for any elementary Native American curriculum.

APPROPRIATE METHODS WHEN TEACHING ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLES:
http://www.ableza.org/dodont.html
This site suggests several considerations when approaching any Native American subject for
material or reference in your class.

NAVAJO: IN THE TIME OF THE OLD ONES:
http://itdc.sbcss.k12.ca.us/curriculum/oldones.html
Students will examine Navajo (Din') culture, beliefs and legends.  They will design their own geometric Navajo style rug and write a legend.  Extensive internet resources are linked to the project, as well as teacher notes.  Upper elementary level.

UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES:AMERICANS & NATIVE AMERICANS:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~socialed/lessons/Native-White.htm

ADOPT A NAVAJO ELDER PROGRAM:
http://www.anelder.org/

THE VIRTUAL KEEPING HOUSE: FIRST NATIONS ARTIFACTS:
http://www.sicc.sk.ca/keepinghouse/artifacts.html

NATIVE AMERICAN FOOD AND RECIPES:
http://www.nativetech.org/food/

SUGAR BUSH: AN OJIBWE ACCOUNT OF
MAPLE SUGARING:
http://www.nativetech.org/NativeTech/sugar/sugarbush.html

THE FIRST AMERICANS:  YESTERDAY & TODAY:
http://204.98.1.2/isu/nativeam/respect.html

NATIVE AMERICANS IN LITERATURE:
http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/nativeamericans.html

FIRST NATIONS HISTORIES:
http://www.dickshovel.com/Compacts.html

NATIVE AMERICANS IN LITERATURE:
http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/nativeamericans.html
Elementary school level.  How were Native Americans portrayed in the past, and how are they portrayed now? This unit examines various media to find factual info on the First Americans.  Children will learn to chart, organize, and analyze their info and findings.

FIRST NATIONS HISTORIES:
http://www.dickshovel.com/Compacts.html
48 different tribes are listed here, including Narragansett, Huron, Wampanoag, Abenaki, Iroquois, and many many more.  Overviews are given, then click on the tribal name to get more information, resources, history, location, population, culture, languages, divisions, etc. An altogether excellent resource.

THE POMPEII YELLOW PAGES:
http://transcript.simplenet.com/yellowpages/index.htm
A unique approach to presenting artifacts from Pompeii in an effort to interpret everyday life.

UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES:  AMERICANS & NATIVE AMERICANS:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~socialed/lessons/Native-White.htm
High school level. This site provides an outline for two classes in comparing and understanding culture and diversity,  in the context of both a Native American society and the student's own background.

THE FIRST AMERICANS: YESTERDAY & TODAY:
http://204.98.1.2/isu/nativeam/respect.html
This excellent unit is written for late elementary students.  It has model lesson plans on various
subjects and a well-advised page on Respect for People & Cultures--Teaching To & About Native Americans. Its goals are aligned with content standards, and it opens with The First Americans Today.  It wisely suggests that not all Native Americans should be considered as a whole, but as a vast array of culturally different peoples. Internet resources are included, with great guidelines and suggestions.

NATIVE AMERICAN FOOD AND RECIPES:
http://www.nativetech.org/food/
Perhaps the authenticity of some of these recipes is questionable, but here is an ecclectic and interesting array to say the least-- so how about adding a cooking event to your Native American unit!

A LINK FOR TEACHERS
ARGUS or Activities and Readings in the Geography of the United States contains resource materials for teaching geographic perspectives in various academic subjects. Materials include print activities, a text which contain 26 case studies that illustrate major geographic concepts, transparency masters, a teacher's guide, and an interactive CD.
http://www.aag.org/ARGUS/ARGUS.html

A LINK TO THE PAST (7-12)
Civil War Letters.  Read letters from a solider in the Civil War to his loved ones back home.  Rich with details.
http://www.civilwarletters.com/home.html

A LINK TO WWII
Explore the years we interned Japanese Americans during World War Two with this online exhibit.
http://scuish.scu.edu/SCU/Programs/Diversity/exhibit1.html

DESTINATION INDIA!
http://www.exploreindia.com/free/ads/tourism/dstindex.html
Today's site gives a general and excellent overview of that amazing country known as India.  You'll find tourism here of course, but also Ancient Civilization & history.

INDIA CULTURE UNIT:
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1981/1/81.01.02.x.html
Using the two cities of Madras and Boston, this unit makes a comparative and analytical study of two different cultures.  Geared towards Middle School level.

GOODHIT INDIA:
http://www.goodhit.com/
If you need resources for your India unit, you've come to the right place! From current affairs, to periodicals, business, technology, currency, government--- you name it, you're likely to find a find a lead here!

UNDERSTANDING INDIA/ASK ASIA:
http://www.askasia.org/
You have to get to this link the long way around, but it's worth it. Follow the link "For Educators", and then go to "Instructional Resources".  Next scroll down to click on "Lesson Plans".  Finally, scroll down and choose your lessons. These include: a Chronology of Ghandi's Life; Women in Rural India; Indian currency; and several others.  You will also find that this site has much to offer in lessons and resources on other Asian countries as well.  The other resources offered by AskAsia are also worth a look; for instance, School-to-School has linked student penpals from around the world.

LESSON PLAN:  INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION:
http://members.aol.com/WERedu/PlanIndia.html
This site has a well-organized unit on the Indus Valley history and geography, with teachers' notes, student assignments and assessment rubrics.

DISCOVER INDIA!
http://www.indiagov.org/tourism/menu1.htm
This is another all-encompassing site on India, with maps and photo-gallery included.  You'll also find economics and culture, science and technology, social issues and foreign relations, and more. Good research site!

LESSONS ON INDIA:
http://home.att.net/~tisone/units.html
These lessons were written by 1998 Fulbright teachers, and include arranged marriages, what is sacred, education & religion in India, demographics and culture.
 

EMAIL PRESIDENT CLINTON:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Mail/html/Mail_President.html
How about having your students send email letters (or birthday greetings!) to the president? Use this form for proper submission.

BIO & CAREER:
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/dmiguse/Russian/mgbio.html
Biography with links on this popular (at least in the Western world!) Russian leader.

THE WINSTON CHURCHILL HOME PAGE:
http://www.winstonchurchill.org/
Speeches, quotes, debates, trivia, times, links & more on this famous British leader who saw Britain stoically through WWII.

http://www.americanwest.com/pages/davycroc.htm
Biography with links to Davy Crockett - American legend and contender for king of the wild, wild west!


http://www.outerbanks-nc.com/manteo/history/vadare.htm
Virginia Dare was not the first to be baptized on Roanoke, but records indicate she was the second...  the native Manteo was first.  To this day, noone knows what happened to the Lost Colony...

The American Museum of Natural History is must for book marks. This site has a virtual reality camera that will allow for great interaction.
http://www.amnh.org/

JULY 20TH:= 1919  Sir Edmund Hillary, 1st to climb Everest.
SIR EDMUND HILLARY:
http://peacock.nbc.com/everest/hillary.html
A quiet bookkeeper from New Zealand, Hillary, along with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay were the first to journey successfully to the highest point on the planet. Hillary's own son Peter later (much later!) climbed Everest himself, phoning his dad from the summit. Here you can read an intriguing recent interview with Hillary.
 

JULY 19TH:=1553  After only 9 days as Queen of England, Lady
            Jane Grey was deposed.  She was 15 years old.
LADY JANY GREY:
http://ladyjane.iinet.net.au/contents.html
This interesting website on Grey's life spans her early life and education, her nine days as queen and entries from her own writings.

=1881  Chief Sitting Bull surrenders to federal troops.
SITTING BULL:
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w418_sit.htm
PBS has put together an excellent biography on the life and times of Lakota Chief Sitting Bull.

JULY 21ST:
=1873  1st train robbery in America and the Wild Wild West thus gains even more infamy from Jesse James.
JESSE JAMES:
http://www.rosecity.net/trains/james_gang.html
All you might want to know about Jesse and the James gang!

JULY 22ND
=1775  George Washington takes command of the
            U.S. troops.
GEO. WASHINGTON & THE AMER. REVOLUTION:
http://www.fi.edu/franklin/statsman/wshngtn.html

JULY 23RD
=1726  Benjamin Franklin sails back to Philadelphia
            from London.
TIMELINE:
http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/timeline/timeline.html
An incredible life, this one, and one that students of all ages are fascinated with...  here is an excellent timeline to start you off, with links.

JOHN F. KENNEDY LIBRARY & MUSEUM:
http://www.cs.umb.edu/jfklibrary/index.htm
An extensive site, the reference desk can be used for resources for both educators and students.  You'll find a biography for young people; the speeches of John, Robert and Edward Kennedy; a picture gallery; quotes; milestones; presidential recordings; foreign relations and executive orders.

JACQUELINE LEE BOUVIER KENNEDY ONASSIS:
http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/96jul/jackie.html

WHITE HOUSE BIOGRAPHY ON JACKIE KENNEDY:
http://www1.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/firstladies/html/jk35.html
 

JOHN F. KENNEDY JR: A LIFE IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
http://cnn.com/US/9907/17/kennedy.profile/
Includes related articles, video and interviews; with links.

PROFILE IN COURAGE AWARD:
http://www.cs.umb.edu/jfklibrary/fn_pica.htm

PROFILE IN COURAGE ESSAY CONTEST & SCHOLARSHIP
        FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS:
http://www.cs.umb.edu/jfklibrary/pica_essay_1999.html
  

ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA UNIT:
http://www.ed.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/meso/mesopotamia.html
One last stop in Mesopotamia this week! This complete unit is geared to middle school world history and world geography.  Gilgamesh, the Sumerian City-State, the Ziggurat and more... are all covered here.

CODE OF HAMMURABI:
http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/hammurabi.htm
Many laws from the eye-for-an-eye author doubtless seem cruel to us today, but nevertheless provide us with a fascinating and insightful look at the development of law, and culture/society at the time.

AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION:
http://www.wsu.edu:8001/vwsu/gened/learn-modules/top_agrev/agrev-index.html
This site is a whole module on the role of agriculture in the development of civilization, containing seven topics, including domestication, hunting/gathering, technology and the emergence of agriculture. High school level.\

ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA:
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/01/DEPT/RA/ABZU/ABZU_REGINDX_MESO.HTML
Here's a good starting point for locating many resources with which to study this ancient cradle of civilization. Find numerous archaeological sites and institutions, read texts and translations, and visit museums and their collections.

MATH IN ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA:
http://it.stlawu.edu/~dmelvill/mesomath/
Here is an excellent project idea and resource site for history and math students! From clay tokens in 8000 B.C. to Sumerian number systems; Cuneiform numbers and Babylonian multiplication tables-- this site is truly fascinating!

=1863  Auto maker Henry Ford.

FORD BIOGRAPHY:
http://www.newton.mec.edu/Brown/BauerKoch.html
Biography, with the cars and some good links.
JULY 29TH:

=1883  Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

LIFE & TIMES OF MUSSOLINI:
http://gi.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mussolini.html
 
=1953  Fidel Castro leads the Cuban revolution.

FIDEL CASTRO:
http://www.whittier.edu/www/webpages/history/studentprojects/worldhist97/Castropage/Castromain.html
Whittier College has done a history project on Castro, with well-researched essays offered on his rise to power; Cuban Missile Crisis and Castro after crisis.

JULY 27TH:

=1586  Sir Walter Raleigh introduces English society
            to pipe tobacco from America.

THE HISTORY OF TOBACCO:
http://www.historian.org/bysubject/tobacco1.htm
I found this history of tobacco quite fascinating--it provides a highly detailed and interesting timeline in three parts, from History Net.

JULY 28TH:

=1914  World War I begins.

WWI DOCUMENT ARCHIVE:
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/
Official documents, memorials, testimonials, biographies and memorabilia from the Great War.

JULY 29TH:

=1938  Olympic National Park is established.

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK:
http://www.nps.gov/olym/teachers.htm
The National Park Service offers an extensive website on this breathtaking park.  If you get a chance to visit this summer, be sure to take advantage of their many resources here.  They also have built an educator's resource & guide, with several activities and lessons (food chain, forest ecology, scavenger hunt, etc.) that are worth looking at even if you don't get to the park this year.
Try the Teacher's Guide by grade level:
http://www.nps.gov/olym/usingweb.htm

=1839  Slave rebels take over the Amistad.

THE AMISTAD CASE:
http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/amistad/home.html
>From the National Archives, many documents are available on the Amistad Case.  Former President John Quincy Adams defended the accused slaves' right to defend their freedom. The Supreme Court ruling is here: 35 out of 53 slaves were freed and returned to Africa, while the rest died at sea or in prison. Excellent teaching activities here (click at page bottom), all of which are related to the National History Standards.

A LINK TO NATIVE AMERICA (7-12)
An extensive gathering of resources on the history of Native American tribes organized by tribes. For anyone interested in Native American history, this site give a short paragraph and a link for each tribe.
http://www.dickshovel.com/Compacts.html
 

JULY 16TH===1883  Cecil John Rhodes
RHODES BIOGRAPHY:
http://www.aligrafix.co.uk/oxford/rhodes.html
Rhodes made his fortune in diamonds. He tried several times to get a diploma from Oxford U, finally completing his degree at age 28.  He founded the Rhodes Scholarship, and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) was named after him.

1913=  President Gerald Ford
WHITEHOUSE BIOGRAPHY/FORD:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/gf38.html
Ford was president from 1974 to 1977.  Here is the official White House bio.

=1864  George Washington Carver
CARVER BIOGRAPHY:
http://www.historychannel.com/perl/print_book.pl?ID=34877
 

JULY 12TH=1920  The Panama Canal opens. CYBER PANAMA:
http://www.iaehv.nl/users/grimaldo/panama.html
History, tour, literature, geography, FAQ's--much to explore and inform at this site dedicated to the Panama Canal.

JULY 13TH=1787  Northwest Territory established by Congress.
THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE:
http://www.ohiokids.org/ohc/history/h_indian/treaties/nword.html
The Northwest Ordinance outlawed slavery in its territory. Once an area reached the 60,000 population mark, it was able to petition Congress for statehood.  These states eventually became Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Read the Northwest Ordinance above.

JULY 14TH=1789  Bastille Day; the French Revolution begins.
THE BASTILLE:
http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/GB/HIST/FETNAT.HTM
>From French government pages, here is a short history of the Bastille, the point of departure for the French Revolution. Click on each picture for a larger version.

JULY 15TH==1937  Buchenwald concentration camp opened. BUCHENWALD:
http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/text/x04/xm0465.html
More than 200,000 political and Jewish prisoners passed through this camp during WWII.  You can read the history, structure, and notes about the camp here; with pictures.

A LINK TO EXPLORERS (7-12)
This page has loads of links to information on discoverers and explorers, with data from prehistoric man through modern day.
http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/

A LINK TO HISTORY (K-6)
You Be The Historian is an online activity where students draw conclusions about a people based on clues of everyday objects and information provided.
http://www.si.edu/organiza/museums/nmah/notkid/ubh/00intro.htm

UNIVERSAL CURRENCY CONVERTER:
http://www.xe.net/currency/
An easy currency conversion site:  type in the amount you want changed, from which type of currency, into the currency you will be buying, and voila! See how far your buck will go, no matter where you take it!

PASSPORT INFORMATION:
http://travel.state.gov/passport_services.html
>From the United States State Department: how-to's and services.

WORLD TIME ZONES:
http://www.hilink.com.au/times/
A guide to local times, no matter where in the world you are! (or want to be!)

FLIGHT TRACKING:
http://www.thetrip.com/usertools/flighttracking/0,1325,1-1,00.html
You can follow a flight and get accurate arrival times!

1908  Thurgood Marshall, 1st African-American Supreme Court Justice.
http://www.ripon.edu/faculty/bowenj/antitrust/Marshall.htm
You can read Marshall's Supreme Court opinions at this site.

A LINK TO OUR FREEDOM (K-12)
This site is full of fun for the whole family centering on the 4th of July
http://www.holidays.net/independence/

A LINK TO OUR FREEDOM (7-12)
This is a good time of year to read the Declaration of Independence.
http://www.law.indiana.edu/uslawdocs/declaration.html

                     
JUNE 28TH:
1838  Victoria is crowned Queen of England.
http://www.victorianstation.com/queen.html
Photo-journal and accompanying biography, with links to her journals, and things Victorian.

1919  The Treaty of Versailles is signed.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/imt/menu.htm
Contents of the Versailles Treaty, a Yale Law School project.

JUNE 29TH:
1613  Shakespeare's Globe Theater burns down in London.
http://www.rdg.ac.uk/AcaDepts/In/Globe/GlobeFrame.html
You will find much info here on both the old and  the new Globe theaters, with drawings and timelines, and Renaissance views of London.  You can even book a performance at the new Globe!

JUNE 30TH:
1865  8 conspirators are found guilty in Lincoln's assassination.
http://member.aol.com/historn.index.htm
News reports and coverage of this 1865 trial.

1908  Tunguska event.
http://www.orc.ru/~azorcord/
An extensive article, with links and research, on the Tunguska meteorite paradox.

JULY 1ST:
1517  Inquisition: 1st Protestants to be burned at the stake.
http://es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/Things/inquisition.html
A good article explaining the beginning and the proceedings of the Inquisition.

1535  Sir Thomas More is tried for treason.
http://www.wwlia.org/uk-more.htm
An article on More's trial.

1656  1st Quakers arrive in Boston.
http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/enquirer/quakers.htm
The Quakers certainly did not find immediate religious freedom upon their arrival to America!  Both of these women were imprisoned (as were later arrivals, for even longer periods of time).  Other Quaker men and women  were publicly stripped, whipped, and branded.

1863  Battle of Gettysburg begins.
http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/EMS/Gettysburg/Gettysburg.html
A great page with several articles concerning this battle, as well as Lincoln's famous Gettysburg address.  Also find stats and play-by-play, with extensions to full articles, maps, etc. Excellent site!

JULY 2ND:
1865  William and Catherine Booth found the Salvation Army.
http://www.forerunner.com/forerunner/X0533_Bios-_William_Cathe.html
A short article on the Booths and the origin of the Army of Salvation.

1881  President Garfield mortally shot.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/jg20.html
Garfield lay wounded and dying in the White House for weeks after being shot, as doctors tried unsuccessfully to locate the bullet with a metal detector.  This site is a biography of Garfield, along with his inaugural address.

1937  Amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan disappear.
http://www.tighar.org/TTracks/14_1/The_Noonan_Project.html
Some intriguing information and aspects on the less famous member of this aviation team.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!
http://www.usacitylink.com/usa/
A short intro, with many links, including President Clinton's 4th of July address, the Pledge of Allegiance, government resources, etc. You can even see Disney World's animated 4th of July fireworks, or send a 4th of July postcard!

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE:
http://www.law.indiana.edu/uslawdocs/declaration.html
Presented by the Indiana University School of Law.

THE LIBERTY BELL!
http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/
History of the famous bell, with a timeline, photos, and trivia.

VISIT HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA!
http://www.libertynet.org/iha/tour/index.html
Take a virtual tour through over fifty of Philly's most historic sites.

4TH OF JULY FOR KIDS!
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/july4/index.html

A LINK TO THE PAST (K-12)
Ever wanted to visit Ellis Island but couldn't find the time or money?  Here's your chance for a virtual visit.
http://wwwald.bham.wednet.edu/museum/museum.htm

JUNE 28TH:
1491  King Henry VIII.
http://tudor.simplenet.com/wives/
 Henry made the news last week too.  This week let's give his rather unfortunate six wives the spotlight! Click on each picture for further information.

1942  Robert Ballard, modern-day explorer who discovered the Titanic.
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/bal0pro-1

A biography on Ballard from the Hall of Science and Exploration, with links to a profile and interview on this famous explorer.

JULY 1ST:
HAPPY CANADA DAY!
http://www.southam.com/nmc/ohcanada/news/origin.html
The origins of Canada Day, and an article on "What isa Canadian?" (eh!)

1872  Louis Bleriot, first to fly across the English Channel.
http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/on-line/flight/flight/bleriot.htm
This is a short piece from the Science Museum, London, on Bleriot and his historic flight.

1961  Princess Diana.
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/daily/special/diana/index.html
Articles, essays, photo-essays, archives and links on the rather tragic life of Princess Diana. From Time magazine.

THOMAS PAINE LESSON PLAN:
http://www.cisnet.com/jgibson/paine.html
Take an internet tour and lesson plan on the author of "Common Sense".  Lots of well-led resource links, discussion questions.

AMERICAN REVOLUTION LESSON PLAN:
http://www.bright.net/%7Edouble/rev.htm
This plan creates a timeline via a map route on major Revolutionary War events.

123 WASHINGTON D.C.
http://www.123washingtondc.com/
All links and guides to the landmarks are at this site: the White House of course, the Capitol Building, Jefferson Memorial; Union Station; Lincoln Memorial; National Archives; Smithsonian, Library of Congress....Well, if you have time for more, the list continues at length!  Also find an online hotel reservation feature, Washington for Children, etc.

D.C. ONLINE:
http://www.washdc.org/
With a D.C. map, neighborhoods, museums, galleries, and more.

WASHINGTONIAN ONLINE:
http://www.washingtonian.com/
You can keep current on what's happening up to the moment you arrive! Features such as Cheap Eats, What's Happening, etc.

ANCIENT EGYPT WEBSITE:
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/egypt/seom.html
Sixth grade teacher Sonia Evans submitted her daughter's website on Ancient Egypt to share with us.  Marisol Evans is a graduating senior who will be a freshman at University of Wisconsin, Madison come this fall. She will be majoring in Elementary Education. She designed this website as an honor's class project, to be of use in upper elementary curriculum studies of Ancient Egypt. Thank you and best of luck, Marisol!
We have a feeling you'll do just great!

HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA:
http://www.ushistory.org/tour/index.html
Take a virtual tour of Philadelphia, PA. this week, in honor of upcoming Independence Day celebrations!

GEORGE WASHINGTON BIOGRAPHY LESSON:
http://www.mountvernon.org/education/biography/index.html
Middle-school oriented.  Start off with a true/false quiz to see how much you know! Goals and instructional activities are here, with biography, presidency, journals, resources, and discussion questions.  You can also order an extended lesson with hands-on resources & cards for a nominal cost, but the material already offered at this site is more than sufficient on its own.

AMERICAN REVOLUTION TIMELINE:
http://tqjunior.advanced.org/4321/t_line.htm

NATIONAL PARKS' VALLEY FORGE:
http://www.nps.gov/vafo/
One of the lower points of the Revolutionary War, but with amazing stories of courage and endurance nevertheless. At this page from the National Park Service, you'll find operating hours, climate, directions, facilities, etc.

VALLEY FORGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
http://www.libertynet.org/iha/valleyforge/
Here you will find the story of the six months of suffering and death in the American troops, even though no battle was ever fought here.
 

RESOURCE:  WHAT WAS THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION?
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec2/essay04.html

A comprehensive essay unfolding the legacy of the American Revolution.  High school level.

REVIEW THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENCE:
http://www.law.indiana.edu/uslawdocs/declaration.html

ITS WILLIAMSBURG:
http://www.wmbg.com
Community information, historic towns, reservations, and a virtual visit with pictures and map tours.

WILLIAMSBURG ONLINE: YORKTOWN:
http://www.williamsburg.com/wol/tour/york/york.html
History, museums, etc., in this historic town where Washington surrounded Cornwallis and his British troops.

GUIDE TO HISTORIC VIRGINIA:
http://freenet.vcu.edu/tourism/histrich/dirtoc.html
Here's a guide to help you plan an historic tour through Virginia, with great links and planning help.
 

A LINK TO DISCOVERY (7-12)
Read the Alexander Graham Bell family papers.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bellhtml/bellhome.html

AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR UNIT:
http://people2.clarityconnect.com/webpages4/kcarsons/oconunit/index.htm
A fifteen day unit, middle school level, is presented on the Revolutionary War.  Students learn events, key players; and discuss the Articles of Conferation, amongst other learning activities.  An excellent, comprehensive unit.

AMERICAN REVOLUTION ACTIVITY FROM CLASSROOM FLYER:

Use online resources to create a newspaper, "published" during the American Revolution.  Take a feature, an editorial, a letter, an ad, etc. to recreate the era, or some particular aspect of it.  To help you get started, try the following general resource for the American Revolution:

AMERICAN REVOLUTION WAR LINKS:
http://www.libertynet.org/iha/march/links.htm

LEXINGTON COMMUNITY WEB:
http://www.lexingtonma.org/
You will find the historical Lexington here, as well as modern day events and resources.

MASSACHUSETTS TRAVEL & TOURISM:
HTTP://www.mass-vacation.com/index.shtml
Don't confine yourself to just Lexington while in Mass. Lodging, maps, destinations, events, etc. can all be found here.

1970  Voting age is lowered to 18 years.
http://www-libraries.colorado.edu/ps/gov/us/vote.htm
This site is a government page with information on voting, with articles and links.

JUNE 23RD:
1976  CN Tower opens in Toronto, Canada; the largest free-standing structure in the world:
http://www.ipsystems.com/milne_valley/ourcity/cntower.html

JUNE 24TH:
1497  Explorer John Cabot stakes claims for England on Eastern Canada.
http://johncabot.edu/misc/whowasjohncabot.htm
Though Cabot was actually Italian, he sailed under British  sponsorship to eventually claim much of eastern Canada for Britain.

1509  Henry VIII becomes king of England.
http://www.royal.gov.uk./history/henry.htm
A good profile of the infamous king.

JUNE 25TH:
1672  First recorded Quaker meeting held in Sandwich, Ma.
http://www.qis.net/~daruma/voltaire.html
This site has an excerpt from a letter by Voltaire with his impressions of the Quaker community.  First published in 1734.  Links at the bottom of the page to Quaker Electronic Archives for more information and categories.

1905  Existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre.
http://werple.net.au/~gaffcam/phil/sartre.htm
This site contains Sartre's 1946 lecture, "Existentialism is a Humanism".

1757  Explorer George Vancouver.
A short biography, and a 1798 map of Pacific coastline.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/lewis_clark/ch4-26.html

A LINK TO HUMAN RIGHTS (7-12)
This Website was created for UNICEF to give youth around the world a place to discuss their future, their rights and current living conditions. There's a message board, lots of information on human rights around the world, and a place for teachers.
http://www.unicef.org/voy/

1847  Bunsen improves a laboratory gas burner. A good biography of Robert Bunsen, and the history of the development of the bunsen burner:
http://step.sdsc.edu/projects95/chem.in.history/essays/bunsen.html

1215  King John of England signs the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta (which soon after its appearance was annulled by the pope), reappeared in 1297. The charter had a lot to do with the forming of the Declaration of Independence. For a good reading on the Magna Carta and its American legacy:
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/magnacarta/magintrp.html
        And for a translation of the charter:
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/magnacarta/magtrans.html

1775  George Washington is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. army.  There is so much available on Geo. Washington. Here's a good starting place, with many articles, speeches, and references.  It's the Access Indiana TLC Guide to George Washington:
http://tlc.ai.org/washindx.htm

1924  Native Americans are given U.S. citizenship. An excellent article answering questions on the history of Native American citizenship:
http://www.weatherfordenterprises.com/citizen.html

1991  Boris Yeltsin is elected Russian president. MSNBC online chat with Yeltsin below. It is not edited, so scroll down 1/3 of the way to get to Yeltsin's entrance:
http://www.cityline.ru:8084/vi/ebn.htm

1579  Sir Francis Drake lands on the California coast. The controversial landing place on the California coast is covered here, with links:
http://www.mcn.org/2/oseeler/smoke.htm

1963  Supreme Court rules against Bible readings and prayers in public schools. For arguments on both the pros and cons for prayer in public schools:
http://inst.santafe.cc.fl.us/~cah/speech/prayer.html

1812  United States declares war on Britain, and thus begins the War of 1812. Site below: the War of 1812, complete with Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, brought to you by   ThinkQuest:
http://library.advanced.org/22916/

1948  The U.N. passes its International Declaration of Human Rights. From New Zealand, a site to read both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the history of this declaration. Links to U.N. and other human rights topics:
http://www.hrc.co/nz/

FLAG DAY
What the flag represents, with rules and code for display:
http://www.larocheind.com/flagday.htm

HISTORY OF THE U.S. FLAG
http://www.libertynet.org/iha/betsy/index.html

TIMELINE OF THE U.S. FLAG
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagfact.html

CONFEDERATE FLAG
Confederate flags during the Civil War:
http://www.icss.com/usflag/confederate.stars.and.bars.html

UNION FLAG
Union army generals' flags:
http;//www.eaze.net/~tdark/yankgens.htm

BIOGRAPHY OF BETSY ROSS
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flaglife.html

STAR SPANGLED BANNER
The restoration project of the Star Spangled banner (by the Smithsonian Institution), made by Mary Pickersgill, with factoids about this flag:
http://www.si.edu/nmah/objects/ssb02.htm

FRANCIS SCOTT KEY'S THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
All four verses, with a short history of both the song and Key:
http://www.acronet.net/~robokopp/usa/thestars.html

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A history of the pledge, with links to a biography of pledge author Francis Bellamy:
http://www.vineyard.net/vineyard/history/pledge.htm

DIRECTIONS FOR CUTTING A FIVE-POINTED STAR IN ONE SNIP!
As shown by Betsy Ross to George Washington:
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagstar.html

AMERICAN FLAG LESSON PLAN
Lesson plans, using the internet as a resource, for grades four through eight:
http://roadrunner.norge.wjcc.k12.va.us/public/AmericanFlag.html

ANOTHER LESSON: THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
For middle to high school:
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/FT/Star_Sp_Banner_House_Act.html

SUSAN B. ANTHONY
A history of the friendship between Anthony and another famous women's rights' activist, Elizabeth Cody Stanton. Includes Anthony's arrest, and the 19th ammendment, passed after her death:
http://www.rochester.edu/SBA/anthony.html

SUSAN B. ANTHONY HOUSE
A tour of her historic home, with a biography and a timeline:
http://www.susanbanthonyhouse.org/

HISTORY OF THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT
>From PBS, Origins through to Fight for Ratification:
http://www.pbs.org/onewoman/suffrage.html

LESSON PLAN OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY
Lesson plan by Deborah Byrnes from Teacher Link, for upper elementary:
http://www.teacherlink.usu.edu/resources/ed_lesson_plans/Byrnes/SUSANB.HTML

A LINK TO HEROS (7-12)
This interactive educational website depicts heroes from the media, history, and viewers.  Do you have a hero, tell them about him or her.  After spending time at this site, you'll come away with a positive view of humanity.  I like the family heroes section.
http://myhero.com/home.asp

THE GREAT ADVENTURE:
http://www.cmcc.muse.digital.ca/cmc/cmceng/childeng.html
Take a virtual trip around the world!  Learn about other nations and cultures:  what makes us the same, and what makes us different, and take part in the many activities for each stop.

A LINK TO THE WORLD AND POLITICS
Travel with the Secretary of State as she travels around the world.
http://secretary.state.gov/www/travels/index.html

LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT:
http://www.clpgh.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/index.html
From the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, a guided tour of daily life in Ancient Egypt.  Topics include: Natural World; Daily Life; gods and religion, etc.

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CULTURE EXHIBIT:
http://emuseum.mankato.msus.edu/prehistory/egypt/index.shtml
Map of Ancient Egypt; Tutoring in Hieroglyphics; Calendar System; Geography & Agriculture of the Nile River; Pottery; Pyramids; the Sphinx; Military, and more.  Also connect to extensive exhibits and instruction on history and religion of Ancient Egypt.  A very good resource for middle school studies in Ancient Egypt.

MARK MILLMORE'S ANCIENT EGYPT:
http://eyelid.ukonline.co.uk/ancient/egypt.htm
Another excellent resource on Ancient Egypt, for pyramids, temples, hieroglyphs, kings and queens, etc.  Bonus of a screensaver, and look for games from this site under today's Kids' Korner.

RIGBY'S EGYPTIAN TOUR:
http://powerup.com.au/~ancient/index.html
Take a tour of Egypt, cruise the Nile River, visit Luxor Museum, even see Egypt from space!

ARCHITECTURE OF ANCIENT EGYPT:
http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/civiliz/egypt/egca01e.html
Most people are fascinated with the pyramids, tombs, and temples of Ancient Egypt.  This site takes you through various areas, such as Karnak, and the Valley of the Kings; as on a guides tour, complete with text and links.  From the Royal Canadian Museum.

ONLINE EGYPTIAN ODYSSEY:
http:/www.emory.edu/CARLOS/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/egyptmyth-l&d.html
Fun and educational. Quiz and audio excerpts on various Egyptian artifacts and topics, as in the Amulet Matching Game, the Papyrus Puzzles Game, or Find the Pharoah's Fragment Game. Each category has accompanying articles: People, Mythology, Daily Life, Death & Burial, Writing, and Archaeology.  Under Teachers link, find various activities, such as writing a hieroglypic letter to a friend.

ANCIENT EGYPT WEB QUEST:
http://users.massed.net/~mdurant/AncientEgyptWebquest.htm
For upper elementary and middle school students, a quest with 6 missions, created by teacher Matthew Durant. Learn about mummies, King Tut, hieroglyphics, more.

CREATE A SARCOPHAGUS & MUMMY LESSONS:
http://www.dhc.net/~artgeek/sarco.html
Objectives, procedures, evaluation all provided. Create both a sarcophagus and a mummy.....kids will think this is way too cool to be school!

DRAW LIKE AN EGYPTIAN:
http://www.cmi.k12.il.us/Urbana/projects/AncientCiv/egypdraw/egyptdraw.html
How to draw portraits, Egyptian style!

VISIT KING TUT'S TOMB:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/3499/TUTSHOME.HTM
Click on "Start", wait for the images to download, and visit the various rooms and chambers of King Tut's tomb.

GAMES, GAMES, & GAMES.........EGYPTIAN STYLE!
http://eyelid.ukonline.co.uk/ancient/games.htm
The Ancient Egyptian game of Senet is here.  There are games available for both PCs and Macs--all are free (either shareware, freeware, or demos).  Other games at this site include: Sand Warriors, Powerslave; Kalaha; Giza; Kinga; Jackals & Hounds, and more.  There is much here to keep you amused Egyptian style, so get that classwork done and get playing!

SEND A CYBER EGYPTIAN POSTCARD:
http://guardians.net/egypt/postcards/cardcenter.html

A LINK TO DRILLS (K-6)
Drills for many different areas such as math, the presidents, vocabulary.
http://www.edu4kids.com/

A LINK TO JOB IDEAS (7-12)
For those beginning to think about what to study as enter college or for the younger set who want to know what jobs center around their interests. This site lists interests young people have and what jobs are available to them, describing each in detail.
http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm

=1654=  Louis XIV crowned King of France. "l'etat c'est moi"-- for a succinct and smart biography, with a link at the end to a tour of Versailles:
http://www.smartweb.fr/versailles/

=570=  Islam founded in Mecca. Islamic Texts & Resources MetaPage:
http://wings.buffalo.edu/student-life/sa/muslim/isl/isl.html

JUNE 9TH:
=68=  Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide. Even as far as Roman emperors go, Nero was particularly twisted, murdering both his mother and his wife. Info on the Roman emperors:
http://library.advanced.org/22866/English/Keisers.html#Nero

=1898=  China leases Hong Kong to Britain for 99 years. Timeline history of Hong Kong pre-1997:
http://www.csudh.edu/global_options

=1997=  British lease on Hong Kong Territories expires. Two major protective doctrines:
http://zero.com/hk/time/
                               
JUNE 10TH:
=1692=  Bridget Bishop is 1st person hanged during the Salem Witch Trials. An overview with links:
http://www.kings.k12.ca.us/huhsd/huhse/projects/re4/project.htm

JUNE 11TH:
=1184 BC=  Greeks capture Troy. The Trojan War, with the Siege and Fall of Troy, and brief history: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/7545/Troy.html and:  The Aeneid of Virgil; all 12 books telling the tale of the Trojan War:
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~joelja/aeneid.html

=1901=  Cook Islands are annexed to New Zealand. For history, art, culture--and, if you are so lucky to be needing it, accommodations in the Cook Islands:
http://www.ck/index.html

=1848=  Post-Impressionist French painter Paul Gauguin. From WebMuseum Paris, a background on Gauguin and his works, with many images of his masterpieces:
http://metalab.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/gauguin/
                         
=1916=  Nobel Prize winner Francis Crick, co-discoverer of
DNA structure. Biography:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bocric.html
And, for DNA Workshop Activity:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/dna/

=1925=  First Lady Barbara Bush.  Short biography from Britannica Online:
http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Bush_Barbara.html
                              
=1843=  Austrian novelist Bertha von Suttner.
This 1905 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate once worked as secretary for Alfred Nobel--for 2 months! For a short biography & picture:
http://www.de.nobel.se/alfred/suttner.html

=1893=  Composer Cole Porter.  Biography:
http://www.pastperfect.com/releases/coleporter.html
                              
=1819=  French painter Gustave Courbet. Many images of his paintings, with a biography link:
http://metalab.unc.edu/cjackson/courbet/

=1914=  Author Saul Bellow, 1976 Nobel Prize in Literature. Short biography and critique:
http://www.emanuelnyc.org/bulletin/archive/36.html

=1928=  Children's author Maurice Sendak (Where The Wild Things Are). An interview with the author:
http://www.homearts.com/depts/relat/sendakf1.htm

=1572=  Poet & playwright Ben Jonson.  For the works on Jonson (biography, essays, poems,etc.):
http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/jonson/index.html

=1776=  English landscape painter John Constable. Biography, influences, and some images:
http://metalab.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/constable

=1864=  Composer Richard Strauss. Biography & links:
http://www.classical.net/music/comp.1st/straussr.html

=1910=  Jacques Cousteau.  RealAudio NPR program, of a one hour duration, of the life and work of Jacques Cousteau. (You can download RealAudio at this site if you do not have it.)
http://www.aquanet.com/ocean/topics/cousteau.htm

General Country Map:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/americas/Mexico.GIF

CIA'S Factbook on Mexico:
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/mx.html

History of Mexico; Historical Text Archives:
http://www.msstate.edu/Archives/History/Latin_America/Mexico/mexico.html

Mexican Arts & History in Spanish: (English version also available)
http://www.arts-history.mx/

Mexican Art:  Diego Rivera Virtual Museum:
http://diegorivera.com/diego_home_eng.html
and: Frida Kahlo Home Page:
http://www.cascade.net/kahlo.html

Mexico & The World, Online Journal:
http://www.netside.net/mexworld/Current_Past.html

Archaeology: Pre-Columbian Calendars:
http://www.ironhorse.com/~nagual/calendar/
and: Aztec Manuscripts:
http://pages.prodigy.com/GBonline/awaztec.html
and: Virtual Palenque (Ancient Mayan Ruins Tour):
http://www.virtualpalenque.com

Short Biography of Nelson Mandela
http://www.comptononline.com/comptons.ceo/02984_A.html

Read 26 years of Mandela's letters, statements, and speeches during his imprisonment:
http://www.anc.org/za/ancdocs/history/mandela/64-90/

New Year's Message, December 31st, 1998, by Mandela:
http://www.polity.org/za/govdocs/speeches/1999/sp1231.htm

The Rise and Fall of Apartheid, by Donald N. Rollin:
http://www.mwc.edu/~geogrph/jmu/riseandfall.html

History of South Africa and Apartheid:
http://www.micds.pvt.k12.mo.us/academic/history/globissu/groups/groupd/history.htm

A LINK TO ANSWERS (K-6)
Ask Jeeves for Kids allows you to ask a question then get it answered.
http://ajkids.com/

A LINK TO THE PRESIDENTS
View pictures of U.S. presidents and first ladies.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/odmdhtml/preshome.html

White House History & Tour:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/top.html

Interactive Citizen's Tour:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/html/handbook.html
Again from the White House, a wealth of resources and a guide to the U.S. government.

Junior State Online:
http://www.jsa.org/
For and by high school students, to encourage political education, awareness, and involvement.

The Charters of Freedom:
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/charters.html
The full texts of The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and The Bill of Rights.

The Founding Fathers:
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/constitution/confath.html
Biographical information on all the 55 delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention sessions.

Women in Politics:
http://www.glue.umd.edu/~cliswp/
Includes women in every aspect of government, historically and present-day.

Calvalcade of American History & Culture:
http://www.cyberbee.com/quicklessons/sld001.htm
Click on a slide to enter and learn more about that particular topic. e.g. Words & Deeds in American History (slide 7); or 1890 letter from Roosevelt Sr. to Roosevelt Jr. (slide 8).

The American Presidents!
http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
The Internet Public Library presents a page on all 42 American Presidents, including their election results and cabinet members. Stats, biographical info, notable events of each presidency here, with great links to more biography on each.

The White House for Kids:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/home.html
Here you can find info on the President, the White House pets, and even write an online letter to the President.

Become a Historical Detective:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/detectiv.html
Solving historical puzzles and riddles. Archive available for more mysteries to solve.

A LINK TO 1492
Find out about Columbus, discovery and more.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/intro.html

American Immigration:
http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/Immigration/
Ellis Island:
http://www.historychannel.com/ellisisland/index2.html

Nation of Immigrants:
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sst/sst32.txt
Comunity Origins & Local Economic Development:
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/sst/sst25.txt
Genealogy:
http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst070.html

3D Ellis Island:
http://cmp1.ucr.edu/exhibitions/immigration_id.html

GOVERNING THE UNITED STATES:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/constitu/conintro.html
Four lessons on the governing of the United States. Study of the Consititution, the Bill of Rights, and Congressional Debates. Middle and high school levels.
                             
THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS:
http://www.house.gov/house/Tying_it_all.html
From the House of Representatives, an overview of the Legislative Process.
                                
U.S. GOVERNMENT LESSON PLANS:
http://www.fred.net/nhhs/lessons/usg.htm
Dozens of lessons here for teaching a wide variety of topics on American government. e.g. Basic Principles of Govt., U.S. Citizenship, Principles of Democracy, etc.
 
  

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