Cranberries, oysters, lobster, deer, and cabbage were just a few of the foods found on the table at the First Thanksgiving. After reading a two-page passage about the historic meal, class members respond to 10 reading...

Alvin McCurdy was a carpenter from Essex County, Ontario; however, he is probably best known for his work as a historian, genealogist, and collector of black history material. McCurdy collected thousands of documents and photographs...

Biographies of Blacks in mathematics from the 1700s to the present time.

Find out more about the legendary first baseman. Born Henry Louis Gehrig in New York City on June 19, 1903, the future sports icon was the son of German immigrants.

This module contains a series of informational clips about major events in West Virginia's history. The December audio episodes of This Week in WV History include guided listening questions, scripts, and background information.

Follow this timeline to learn about the development of the petrochemical industry and significant innovators in the creation of many of the products we take for granted.

Students will create a PowerPoint slide show presentation and brochure on a famous African American icon from the Alabama Calendar. Students may select famous African Americans from Alabama such as Rosa Parks, Vonetta Flowers, Dr. Mae...

This site highlights historic properties listed in the National Register, National Register publications, and National Park units which commemorate the events and people, the designs and achievements that help illustrate the contribution...

Gives information about the lives and accomplishments of notable female mathematicians throughout history.

A concise biographical sketch that examines the life and contributions of nineteenth century impressionist and Pennsylvania native, Mary Cassatt.

This PBS site offers the biography of Vallejo, a California Mexican who placed his faith in the United States government, only to lose most of his land and political power.

Get the facts about one of the most legendary Native Americans of the 19th century. Sitting Bull was born around 1831 into the Hunkpapa people, a Lakota Sioux tribe that roamed the Great Plains in what is now the Dakotas.

The events of the life of Pierre Laplace are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).

Read the story of John J. Audubon (1785-1851 CE), a talented man who grew up in Pennsylvania and dedicated his life to the study of birds.

Theodora Winton Youmans is attributed with changing public perceptions of women's suffrage in Wisconsin so that the state became the first to support it in 1919. She did this by pushing for change in federal laws, even going against her...

Pierre-Esprit Radisson arrived in Wisconsin in the mid-1600s as one of the first French fur traders to reach there. Radisson led a colorful life and traveled widely across the continent, although he is reputed to have exaggerated some of...

Illustrated encyclopedia entry for Alabama-born Fred Shuttlesworth, who, as an ally of Martin Luther King, Jr., worked tirelessly against racial inequality and for civil rights in the second half of the twentieth century.

Today's mathematical proof is based on work by Hui. Read more on Hui's mathematical contributions.

In this encyclopedia entry, you can read about Bishop Walters, a minister and one of the founders of NAACP.

An encyclopedia article about Walter White,a man influential in the quest for civil rights in the 20th century.

Biographical information on Bill Russell, an American basketball player who was the first outstanding defensive center in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and one of the sport's greatest icons.

Originally natives of Montreal, New France, four Le Moyne brothers are credited for the discovery and colonization of Alabama, as presented in this resource.

A biography of Thomas Bibb, with background about his family's history in Virginia and Georgia.

The infamous Alabama native Helen Keller is featured in this brief biography highlighting her early years which led to her fame as well as her later years as an activist on many issues.