Erich M. Remarque, German writer (All Quiet on the Western Front), died at 72 (1970)

Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first European to view the eastern shore of what later became called the Pacific Ocean, after he crossed the Isthmus of Panama (1513)

• Millenium Series: The Great Explorers!
  This week, Education World presents the second in our year-long Millennium Series. Last month we explored the Middle Ages; this month we turn our sites to the great explorers of the millennium. In the stories listed below you'll find resources and activities for exploring the great explorers -- from Leif Eriksson to Neil Armstrong!
• Explore the Explorers Online!
  Columbus and the other early explorers provide your students with the opportunity to explore new worlds -- as well as worlds of knowledge and discovery! This week, Education World delivers a shipload of sites and activities guaranteed to keep your lessons afloat -- and your curriculum current.

Sequoia National Park established (1890)

• Our National ParksSome of the best sites on the Web for teaching about our national parks.

Columbus sailed on his second voyage to America (1493)

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

First printing press introduced into North America by Stephen Daye at Cambridge, Massachusetts (1639)

American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen captured by the British (1775)

• 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.

American General Benedict Arnold joined the British side (1780)

Congress established Yosemite National Park (1890)

• National Park Service
• U.S. National ParksThis site is dedicated to providing information on all U.S. National Parks
• Our National ParksSome of the best sites on the Web for teaching about our national parks.

First transatlantic telephone cable went into operation (1956)

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber musical ‘Evita’ opened on Broadway (1979)

Congress proposed the Bill of Rights (1789)

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

Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman US Supreme Court Justice, sworn in (1981)

• March Into Women's History Month!
  Planning a March project to celebrate Women's History Month? Join us as we explore some of the best Web sites for and about women.
• Women's History Gets its Due on the Web
• National Women's History Project
• Women of Accomplishment: An Internet Scavenger Hunt
  Neglected for years, the historical contributions of women are celebrated during March, the official National Women's History Month. Supplement your textbooks with the other half of history -- the achievements of women -- by posing a question about women's history during every school day of the month!