• Architecture Through the Ages
  Covers architecture from Mayan to Modern times.

Loren Eiseley, professor of Anthropology (Animal Secrets), born (1907)

• Science Center 9-12
  

Prudence Crandall, educator and founder of early school for young Black women, born (1803)

E.E. Cummings, American writer known primarily for his distinctive poetry, died (1962)

• 9-12 Literature & Poetry Center
  Resources and tools from our Language & Literature Center
• Volumes of Verse: Poetry Resources on the Internet
  You have probably heard the Web compared to a virtual library. In the case of poetry, that statement couldn't be more true. Poets from William Blake to Walt Whitman now have virtual homes in cyberspace.
• Great Sites for Teaching About…Poetry
  

Woody Guthrie, American folk singer and guitarist, died (1967)

• Music Center
  Resources and tools from our Arts Center

Vince Lombardi, inspirational football coach (Packers), died at 57 (1970)

Frank Capra, director (It's a Wonderful Life), died at 94 (1991)

Richard the Lion-Hearted crowned King of England (1189)

The unmanned U.S. spacecraft Viking 2 landed on Mars to take the first close-up, color photographs of the planet's surface (1976)

• Space Sciences
  Resources and tools from our Science Center.
• The Space Place
  This site is filled with projects and activities related to current space missions and information.

Treaty of Paris signed ending American Revolutionary War (1783)

• Great Sites for Teaching About...The American Revolution
  Best sites on the web for teaching about the American Revolution time period.
• Join the Revolution!
  Follow the progress of the American Revolution War from the first battle to the last.

Britain, France, New Zealand, and Australia declared war on Germany –WWII (1939)

• History: World War II
  Resources from our database

Frederick Douglass, who later became a great orator and leader of the anti-slavery struggle, escaped slavery via the “Underground Railroad” (1838)

• Great Sites for Teaching about…The Underground Railroad
  
• The Road to Freedom: Using the WWW to Teach about Slavery
  Learn about some of the heroes who paved the way to freedom.
• 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.

Navigator Henry Hudson discovered island of Manhattan (1609)

• Great Sites for Teaching About…Explorers
  Best sites on the web for teaching about exlorers