Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: February 16: Missionaries in the Oregon Territory

For Students 9th - 10th
This Library of Congress site briefly describes the missionary movement to Oregon, centering around Marcus Whitman.
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Global Community, Making of African American Identity: V. 3

For Students 9th - 10th
On February 16, 1965, in Rochester, New York, Malcolm X delivered a speech that placed African American in a global black community. Just five days before his assassination, he relates the American civil rights movement to similar...
Website
Other

New Madrid: Earthquakes of 1811 1812

For Students 9th - 10th
This very detailed description of the largest series of earthquakes in the United States tells what happened to the land and rivers as a result of the quakes. Read about the series of earthquakes that shook the region between December...