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Civil Rights Movement
During the 1950s and ‘60s, African-Americans campaigned for an end to racial discrimination through a series of non-violent protests and marches. The Civil Rights Movement culminated with the passage of federal laws banning discrimination in voting, employment, housing and other sectors of American society.
101 Great Sites for Social Studies Class
By FINDINGDULCINEA STAFF
Many teachers have yet to fully embrace the potential for the Internet to transform the social studies curriculum. Whether your class is named History, ...
Make Search Engines Work for You: Tips for Better Searches
By HALEY A. LOVETT
No search engine is perfect, but armed with a few tips for better searching you can get great results out of (almost) any search engine.
On This Day: U.S. Breaks Relations With Germany Prior to Entry Into World War I
By FINDINGDULCINEA STAFF
On Feb. 3, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson announced that the United States was breaking off diplomatic relations with Germany after it had reinstituted its policy of ...
On This Day: Nazi Surrender Ends Battle of Stalingrad
By FINDINGDULCINEA STAFF
On Feb. 2, 1943, the remainder of the encircled Nazi forces at Stalingrad surrendered to Soviet forces, thereby ending one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles in the ...
On This Day: Paris Peace Accords Signed, Ending American Involvement in Vietnam War
By FINDINGDULCINEA STAFF
On Jan. 27, 1973, delegates from the United States, South Vietnam, North Vietnam and the Vietcong’s Provisional Revolutionary Government signed the Agreement on Ending ...
On This Day: Alexander Graham Bell Demonstrates Transcontinental Telephone Line
By FINDINGDULCINEA STAFF
On Jan. 25, 1915, AT&T unveiled its transcontinental telephone service with a demonstration that included Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson, who made the first ever ...
On This Day: “Great Hanshin Earthquake” Hits Kobe, Japan
By FINDINGDULCINEA STAFF
On Jan. 17, 1995, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit Kobe, Japan. It was especially deadly because it occurred so close to an urban center.
On This Day: Robert Falcon Scott Reaches South Pole
By FINDINGDULCINEA STAFF
On Jan. 17, 1912, English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, five weeks after Norwegian Roald Amundsen’s expedition became the first to ...
On This Day: Hawaiian Monarchy Overthrown
By FINDINGDULCINEA STAFF
On Jan. 17, 1893, a small group comprised primarily of American businessmen overthrew Hawaii's monarchy. The coup led to the end of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the annexation ...
On This Day: NASA’s Surveyor 7 Probe Lands on Moon
By FINDINGDULCINEA STAFF
On Jan. 9, 1968, the Surveyor 7 space probe made a soft landing on the moon.
On This Day
Buddy Holly Killed in Plane Crash on “The Day the Music Died”
By FINDINGDULCINEA STAFF
On Feb. 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash. The day would be immortalized as “The Day the Music Died” in ...
Happy Birthday
Elizabeth Blackwell, First Female Physician in the U.S.
By ISABEL COWLES
When Elizabeth Blackwell was born in 1821, there were no formally trained female physicians in the Western world. But Blackwell graduated first in her class, ...
