Mary Shelley, author (Frankenstein), born (1797)

Ted Williams, baseball's last .400 hitter (Boston Red Sox, hit .406, .344 lifetime) born 1918

• Take Them Out to the Ball Game!
  When baseball fever strikes, these activities from Education World can be the perfect antidote. Included: A stadium full of activities and links to team sites, baseball math sites, cross-curricular projects -- and even the famous Abbott and Costello "Who's On First?" script!
• The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  

William H. Taft, 27th US President, died (1930)

• Presidential Sites Resources
• Great Sites for Teaching About…Presidents of the United States
  Best sites on the web for teaching about the presidents.
• U.S. Presidents on the Internet!
  

The Second Battle of Bull Run took place in the U.S. Civil War. Confederate forces under Gen. Stonewall Jackson defeated the Federal troops (1862)

• American Civil War Home Page
  This is a simple, one page site that has a VERY comprehensive set of links to Civil War Resources on the internet.
• Valley of Shadow: Two Communities in American Civil War
  The Valley of the Shadow Project looks at two communities, one Northern and one Southern, through the lens of the American Civil War. The project is an extensive archive of sources for the period before, during, and after the Civil War for Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Those sources include newspapers, letters, diaries, photographs, and maps, plus church, census and military records.
• Civil War Lesson Plans and Activities
  
• Great Sites about the Civil War
  

US Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as first black Supreme Court justice (1967)

• Ten Activities Celebrate Achievements of African Americans!
• Black History on the Internet
  Explore the best Black History sites for primary, middle, and high school level students. Activity and lesson ideas included!

Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first black U.S. astronaut in space (1983)

First recorded occurrence of a comet hitting the sun (1979)

• Astronomy
  Resources from our database.
• Earth and Sky
  Earth & Sky is a daily radio series that deals with science topics and issues. The scientific information concerns the natural world and covers discoveries, established ideas in science, listener questions and science news.
• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  Resources from our database
• Meteor Showers
  Education World recommends some of the best web sites on meteors, comets, and amateur astronomy.

Siege of Leningrad by Nazi troops began during WW II (1941)