Interesting report about the background of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. Story, as well as corresponding video, is available. November, 2005.

The literary work of Canadian novelist, essayist and poet Jacques Brault was no doubt influenced by Brault's "involvement in the cultural life of his time" as well as his "great mind," which is reflected in the collection of notebooks,...

Explore this website and discover the wonders of lightning, thunder and rain. Students will have an opportunity to read a summary of the book "Lightning and Other Wonders of the Sky" and participate in some activities that correspond...

Investigation and discussion of the way "Pin and string construction," works in producing an ellipse. Works through the corresponding equations in a well-ordered way.

A geologic map from 1911 of south-central Connecticut showing the displacement of trap ridges near northern end of West Rock Ridge and corresponding displacement in the crystallines of the bordering uplands.

A map of England and Wales as they were on December 9th, 1643, during the First English Civil War (1642-1646). The map is color-coded to show the districts held by the King and districts controlled by Parliament in the ongoing English...

A series of correspondence on clay tablets between the Egyptian administration and its representatives in Canaan and Amurru.

This site provides a wealth of information about Sperry, his books, and his life. Includes correspondence and a biographical timeline.

This site provides a wealth of information about Sperry, his books, and his life. Includes correspondence and a biographical timeline.

This site provides a wealth of information about Sperry, his books, and his life. Includes correspondence and a biographical timeline.

This site provides a wealth of information about Sperry, his books, and his life. Includes correspondence and a biographical timeline.

This site provides a wealth of information about Sperry, his books, and his life. Includes correspondence and a biographical timeline.

This site provides a wealth of information about Sperry, his books, and his life. Includes correspondence and a biographical timeline.

This site provides a wealth of information about Sperry, his books, and his life. Includes correspondence and a biographical timeline.

This site provides a wealth of information about Sperry, his books, and his life. Includes correspondence and a biographical timeline.

A map of North America, Central America, and the West Indies in 1689 at the beginning of the King William's War (1689-1697), the first of the French and Indian Wars. The map is color-coded to show the claims of the English, French, and...

The Oliver H. Kelley Homestead is a historic farmstead once owned by Oliver Hudson Kelley, one of the founders of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. Oliver Kelley moved to Minnesota in 1849, the year that Minnesota Territory was formed....

An online exhibit that provides a collection of colorful artifacts related to L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz." See a poster promoting Baum's children's books as well as many book covers, artwork from the "The Wizard of Oz," personal...

Popular novelist Roger Lemelin left his audience with a wealth of published and unpublished works, which reveal the diversity of his experiences, his "evolving political, social, and cultural thinking," and his life as "a respected...

Signa Militaria, military ensigns or standards. The most ancient standard employed by the Romans is said to have been a handful of straw fixed to the top of a spear or pole. Hence the company of soldiers belonging to it was called...

(1313-1375) An Italian author and poet, a friend and correspondent of Petrarch, an important Renaissance humanist in his own right and author of a number of notable works including On Famous Women and the Decameron.

An English facsimile of a map issued by Joel Barlow in Paris (1787) of the area north of the Ohio River, showing the essential parts of a map with his proposals to induce immigration, but the legends are turned into English from the...

A map from 1898 of Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. The map includes an inset map of Cuba and the Isthmus of Nicaragua. "The surface of the Rocky Mountain highland in Mexico is quite similar to that of the great plateau...

Amphyces, Frontlets. A frontal, a broad band or plate of metal, which ladies of rank wore above the forehead as part of the head-dress. The frontal of a horse was called by the same name. The annexed cut exhibits the frontal on the head...