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

Felix Mendelssohn, German composer (Wedding March, Elijah), born (1809)

• Making the Case for Music Education
  
• Energy In The Air: Sounds From The Orchestra
  

Gertrude Stein, author and influential literary figure in Paris during the early part of the 20th century, born in U.S. (1874)

James A. Michener, American novelist (Tales of the South Pacific, Hawaii, Centennial) born (1907)

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

Horace Greeley, American journalist who founded and edited The New York Tribune (“Go west, young man!”), born (1811)

Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman to earn her MD from a U.S medical school, born in England (1821)

Johannes Gutenberg, German inventor of the printing press, died (1468)

Woodrow Wilson, 28th US President (1913-21), died (1924)

• Presidential Sites Resources
  

League of Nations held its first meeting (in Paris) (1919)

15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing the right of citizens to vote, regardless of race (1870)

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

Bill White became the first African American to head a major professional sports league in the U.S. when he became National League president (1989)

• Ten Activities Celebrate Achievements of African Americans!
  With the assistance of the Web, you too can incorporate activities that reflect the positive impact black Americans have had on our nation's history.
  

16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting Congress the authority to collect income taxes (1913)

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

Autherine Lucy, after U.S. Supreme Court intervention was finally allowed to enroll as the first Black graduate student at the University of Alabama (1956)

United States broke off diplomatic relations with Germany after they announced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare (1917)