Black History Month
Introduction to Black History Month
When exploring African-American history and the inception of Black History Month, there are several important aspects on which to focus. The following is an overview of this special month.
Jan 21, 2010, 17:00 PST

Black History Month
Black History Word Jumble Puzzle
Can you discover the terms in this mixed up word puzzle for Black History Month? [ Download/View File ]
Jan 21, 2010, 13:11 PST

Black History Month
Black History Study Links
Explore Black history through informative sites, lesson plans, and WebQuests.
Jan 21, 2010, 12:46 PST

Black History Month
Black History: People & Organizations
The following article discusses people who made a significant impact on the Civil Rights Movement. Included in People & Organizations are short biographies and some important dates relevant to Black History Month.
Jan 15, 2010, 12:48 PST

Black History Month
February - Black History Quiz
Check your knowledge of Black History Month with our interactive quiz.
Jan 13, 2010, 11:45 PST

Black History Month
Black History: Making a Difference
The purpose of this special section is to highlight the lives of African-Americans who are making a difference in our world today.
Jan 13, 2010, 11:43 PST

Black History Month
ClassBrain's Top 10 Black History Websites
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past - Thomas Jefferson [ Read More ]
Jan 10, 2010, 11:11 PST

Black History Month
Black Expressions Book Club

Follow Black History through the years on this interactive timeline of desegregation.

The American Chemical Society salutes Black History Month with a look at three African American chemists whose accomplishments include new uses for common foodstuffs, a drug to fight blindness and a sugar refining process.

Each year in Richmond, Virginia they hold a tacky lights competition. To qualify the house must use at least 10,000 lights, and those barely qualify. The top contenders use over 125,000 lights! Add the extreme light competitors in your area to the tacky lights tour USA map, and celebrate Christmas with the best.

These learning links are a supplementary resource for ClassBrain's Columbus Day article.

In fourteen hundred and ninety two, Columbus sailed . . . well, you know how it goes. Read all about his travels in this section.

If you're interested in learning about holidays in November, you've come to the right place. This is a partial list of holidays - some crazy, some interesting - taken from Chase's Calendar of Events book. Check it out!

The Smithsonian Institute is sharing “One Life: The Mask of Lincoln” with thousands of educators across the country through an educational portfolio that is designed for middle-school and high-school students and their history and American studies’ teachers. The portfolios present 10 iconic portraits in 13-by-19-inch mini-posters, incorporating interpretive text. The portraits show the changing face of President Abraham Lincoln throughout his Presidency.

Soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan from Walter Reed Medical Center are among the thousands in Gettysburg to attend the annual Memorial Day Parade, the nation’s oldest, on May 25th.

The 24-note bugle call known as “taps” is thought to be a revision of a French bugle signal, called “tattoo,” that notified soldiers to cease an evening’s drinking and return to their barracks or garrisons.

America's Wars Fact Sheet

Some States Have Confederate Observances. Many Southern states also have their own days for honoring the Confederate dead.

In 1966, Congress and President Lyndon Johnson declared Waterloo, N.Y., the “birthplace” of Memorial Day. There, a ceremony on May 5, 1866, honored local veterans who had fought in the Civil War.

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