Thomas H. Gallaudet, pioneer in educating the deaf, born (1787)

• Special Education Center
  Resources and activities from our Special Education Center

Emily Dickinson, American poet (Collected Poems), born (1830)

• Great Sites for Teaching About…Poetry
  
• 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.
• 9-12 Literature & Poetry Center
  Resources and tools from our Language & Literature Center

Melvil Dewey, creator of the Dewey Decimal System for libraries, born (1851)

• Do We Really Know Dewey?
  This is a great guide to using the Dewey Decimal System, written in a lighthearted style. Teachers will love the set of quiz and puzzle worksheets included on the site.
• Librarians Online!

Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and founder of the Nobel Prize, died (1896)

Mississippi admitted as the 20th state (1817)

• Information : The Fifty States of the United States
  The site lists all 50 states with most of their features (flag, song, bird, motto etc.) and their capitol cities.

Women granted right to vote in Wyoming Territory (1869)

President Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the first American to achieve that honor (1906)

• Great Sites for Teaching about…Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
  

Ralph Bunche, U.S. diplomat was presented the Nobel Peace Prize, the first Black American accorded that recognition (1950)

• 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.

Jane Addams, American social reformer was named co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, the first woman to be granted that designation (1930)

• Social Sciences Center
  Resources and tools from our Social Sciences Center

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize (1964)

• 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.
• I Have A Dream
• Black History on the Internet
  Explore the best Black History sites for primary, middle, and high school level students. Activity and lesson ideas included!

Vice-President Gore announced that $425 million would be made available from the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund to help state and local officials improve teaching and learning with new technology (1997)

• Technology Center
  Technology resources and tools

Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts in striving to bring about peace in the Middle East (1978)

Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor accepted the Nobel Peace Prize (1986)

• Teaching the Holocaust
  12 Lessson plans for teaching about the holocaust.

"The Gift of the Magi", a short story by O. Henry, was first published (1905)

Nobel Prize for physics was awarded to Pierre and Marie Curie and fellow physicist Henri Becquerel for their work with radioactivity (1903)

• Science Center 9-12
  Resources and tools from our Science Center

Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Red Cross (1917)

United States and Spain signed a treaty in Paris ending the Spanish-American War (1898)