Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Thomas Green
A biography of Thomas Green. It covers his political and military career. A county was named after him in recognition of his service to Texas.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: John Bankhead Magruder
A biography of John Magruder, who served extensively in the military.
Other
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame: John Coffee "Jack" Hays 1817 1883
A biography of John Coffee Hays, a prominent Texas Ranger in the 1800s.
Other
Georgia Voyager: Story of Toonahowi
Read the exciting story from the Georgia Voyager of how Toonahowi and his uncle Tomochichi worked to become friends with the first English settlers of Georgia and to live in peace.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Francis Richard Lubbock
A short biography of Francis R. Lubbock, who became governor of Texas in 1861. He later served in the military until the end of the Civil War, then as the state treasurer of Texas.
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society: Pierre Esprit Radisson, 1640? 1710
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...
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Lou Gehrig
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2000 to commemorate Lou Gehrig. With a short passage on his legendary baseball career playing for the New York Yankees.
East of England Broadband Network
History's Heroes: Florence Nightingale: Wounded Soldiers
This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story on Florence Nightingale, famous nurse in the Crimean War. Find out who she was, what she did, her achievements, and her...
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Jim Thorpe
History for Kids presents an overview of the life story of Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma who was a superb athlete competing in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics before moving on to play professional baseball and football.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: History: Fred Lee Shuttlesworth
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.
Other
Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Cemeteries: Juneau, Solomon Laurent
A short biography of Solomon Juneau, one of the founders of Milwaukee in the 1800s. He is buried in this cemetery.
Digital History
Digital History: Affirmative Action and the Case of Allan Bakke [Pdf]
The history of affirmative action was interwoven with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Read about how the federal government under both President Kennedy and President Nixon attempted to open up jobs to...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Culture & Change, Evolution of Black History
Explore the Black History in America in the lives of famous African Americans. Features include a clickable interactive timeline that highlights important events, accomplishments, and personalities from 1492 to 2001.
Society of Archbishop Justus
Anglican.org: Church History
Anglican.org provides the church history of the "Anglican," or "English," church, which began in England in the sixth century.
PBS
Pbs: The Roman Empire of the 1st Century: Who's Who in Roman History
In this lesson, students produce a classroom documentary about important historical figures from the Roman Empire. They will also create posters to be part of a classroom timeline showing when each of these people lived and their impact...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Liu Hui
Today's mathematical proof is based on work by Hui. Read more on Hui's mathematical contributions.
Other
Orlando Manuel Cepeda
Learn all about the career and life of this Puerto Rican baseball Hall of Famer. His awards include Rookie of the Year, 1967 MVP, All-Star, and world champion.
University of Wisconsin
Univ. Of Wisconsin: Wisconsin Meat Industry Hall of Fame: John Plankinton
John Plankinton is recognized as having founded Wisconsin's meat industry in the 1800s. A biography os his life is presented in this museum exhibit.
Smithsonian Institution
Lemelson Center: Silicon Valley: Success, Failure, and a Bit of Luck
An account of the historic growth of the famous high tech California region known as the Silicon Valley! Read as circumstances placed creative people, and business in the right place at the right time allowing them to come together to...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Life of Service: Nurse Bennett Heritage House
Nurse Myra Grimsley (Bennett) was a nurse in Britain throughout World War I. She came to Newfoundland in 1921 as a volunteer and worked there for over 50 years. She was the only source of medical aid to people living along a...
Glenbow Museum
Glenbow Museum: Mavericks: Politics
Get to know Alberta's most notable players in politics. Find out who these politicians were and are and what made them mavericks in western and Canadian politics. Included in this line-up are: Frederick Haultain, Henrietta Muir Edwards,...
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: Pickens, Israel
This encyclopedia article, taken from the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, details the political history of Israel Pickens, who played important roles in the early political development of both North Carolina and Alabama.
Other
A Digital Artist: On the Road in China
Vivid imagery of China is captured on this fascinating web site. Find photo journals, paintings, interactive movies, and more.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Ed Online: Tracing Math's Evolution
Students will use technology to research and explore mathematicians.