Article reports on the origins of Black History Month. Includes video.

Encyclopedia entry that discusses the race riots in East St. Louis in 1917 that began when African American workers replaced white workers that had gone on strike in February and escalated to the violence that erupted in July.

The famous rodent from Pennsylvania was pulled from Gobbler's Knob on February 2, 2017 to decide the fate of winter. Find out what he predicted.

Find two lesson plans developed for a PBS documentary about the Greensboro Four, whose sit-in at a whites-only Woolworth's lunch counter was a key event in the unfolding history of the civil rights movement. The lessons ask students to...

Lesson plan tackles the turbulent events in Egypt and other Middle East countries by asking students to examine political cartoons and understand how social and traditional media served as a tool for the nonviolent protests. February, 2011

This is primarily a lesson plan, but the reading from The Nation is important in gathering an understanding about how the Egyptian revolution of 2011 actually came to pass. Students can also consider the quotes from Gandhi that are...

A feisty Phil was drawn from Gobbler's Knob to predict whether winter was here for another six weeks or if spring was on its way. What did he decide?

An February 5, 2007 analysis of the potential for a return of an insurgency in northern Yemen by Shia tribesmen. Also provides links to recent BBC stories on Yemen.

Scientific article discussing the evolutionary processes involved when an insect species splits into two other distinct species. (Published: February 28, 2011)

Resource describes the Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 - 28 February 1991) against Iraq led by Saddam Hussein.