Enhance lessons revolving around February, its holidays, themes, etc. with the excellent resources provided by Teachnology. Topics such as Valentine's Day, President's Day, Black History Month and many more will be enriched by these...

Why does February have 28 days when all the other months get 30 or 31? The answer is part superstition, part politics, and part astronomy.

Read about the meeting in Yalta in February, 1945, between President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Marshal Joseph Stalin. Find the statement released on February 7 that discusses the purpose of the meeting, and read a...

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School provides the articles of the Baghdad Pact of mutual cooperation between Iraq, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, and Iran on February 4, 1955.

On February 14, almost everyone exchanges cards and gifts with those they love. The Library of Congress jumps back in time to examine the history of this holiday and its unique traditions. Includes a video of an original movie by Thomas...

This 2-page article provides information about how Arizona became a new territory on February 24, 1863, and the corresponding silver and gold rush that encompassed the area.

Collection of photographs related to the sinking of the battleship Maine.

This site gives the text of the Texas Ordinance of Secession after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. It gives the reasons Texas secedes from the Union. See the parallels to the U.S. Declaration of Independence.

An image of "February", created by Joachim Von Sandrart in 1642 (Oil on canvas, 149 x 123,5 cm).

An image of "The Month of February", created by Abel Grimmerz (Oil on panel, 31 x 46 cm).

Kids learn about the Russian Revolution. First, the Tsar was overthrown during the February Revolution, then, in October, the communist Bolsheviks took total control. The country became the Soviet Union.

A sketch map of the Battle of Meanee (Meeanee or Miani), fought on 17 February 1843 between the Talpur (Beluchis or Balochi) Amirs of Sindh and British forces under Sir Charles Napier during the conquest of the Sindh (now Pakistan) by...

A sketch map of the Battle of Sobraon, fought on February 10, 1846 between the Sikh Khalsa Army and the British East India Company under Sir Hough Gough during the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846). The map shows Sikh lines of defence and...

The territory of the (then-) present United States after February 10, 1763, color-coded to distinguish various claims to United States.

A map of the Confederate Fort Henry. The map shows the Tennessee River and terrain hindering the Union capture of the fort (February 6, 1862).

An image of "Gloomy Day (February)", created by Pieter the Elder Bruegel in 1565 (Oil on panel, 118 x 163 cm).

An image of "The Marriage of Queen Victoria, 10 February 1840", created by George Hayter in 1840 (Oil on panel, 20 x 27 cm).

An image of "Les tres riches heures du Duc de Berry: Fevrier (February)", created by Jean Limbourg Brothers (Herman Paul) from 1412-16 (Manuscript , 294 x 210 mm).

An image of "Grimani Breviary: The Month of February", created by Gerard Horenbout during the 1510's (Manuscript , 280 x 215 mm).

Video and summary by PBS on the violent uprising of February, 2011. The video discusses the fact that Moammar Gadhafi has engaged the military to handle the protests. February, 2011

Listening to audio files and watching video clips of people who have fought in wars gives students a feel for the day to day life of a soldier. Frank Woodruff Buckles died in February, 2011. He was the last known World War I soldier....

In February 1950, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy had charged that the Department of State knowingly harbored Communists. Hearings on McCarthy's accusations were held under the chairmanship of Senator Millard Tydings of Maryland. The...

From February 2003, a Q&A discussing damaged tiles and other problems that the Space Shuttle Columbia faced during its re-entry and subsequent explosion.

An NPR interview with four college students who identify and explain why their biggest concerns about Israel's future center on their nation's economy. Audio also available. (25 February 2005)