Historical references on the LMC Website Headers
This page is set up in pathfinder fashion to celebrate a number of different historical anniversaries and months throughout the year. It is not tied to a particular curriculum or project, but rather coincides with our media center displays and Web page headers. If you are a teacher seeking additional resources, please alert the media specialists for a vast number of additional resources!
For academic research, use our research databases for quality sources. These are cycled chronologically through the year, with the most current at the top and the most recent at the bottom.
National Days of Remembrance, remembering and reflecting on the Holocaust
http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/dor/eventmap/ Events around the country for Nt. Days of remembrance
Earth Day: April 22
The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, April 29, 2011 at Westminster Abbey.
Visit the official Website of the British Royal Monarchy, its related page on Prince William, or the Official Website of the two princes, William and Harry.
May 4th
May 5th, Cinco de Mayo
May 6-12
May 12
June, July
August 1
September
October
Native American Heritage Month (November)
Navite American Heritage Month Resources
Native American Images, Library of Congress Archives
American West 1860-1920 classroom resources
Rosa Parks' refusal to move to the back of the bus, December 1, 1955
Teaching with documents: the arrest record of Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks sparks Civil Rights movement
The woman who changed a nation (a 1996 article with Parks)
Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development: the official Rosa Parks Website
Nuclear Fission, the dawn of the Atomic Age: December 2, 1942
Library of Congress overview and links to resources related to the dawn of the Atomic Age
The Manhattan Project: CP-1 goes critical 12/2/42
Unknown Chicago: Pics and a short recap of the discovery of Fission at the University
Pearl Harbor anniversary: December 7, 1941
National Park Service page for the U.S.S. Arizona memorial site
Virtual tour of the USS Arizona
Naval history & heritage Website (from the U.S. Navy)
National Geographic resources on Pearl Harbor attack
Library of Congress resources on the Pearl Harbor attack
A photographic history of the Pearl Harbor attack: before, during, and after
Pearl Harbor letter: journal entries from an officer in Hawaii
My story: Pearl Harbor accounts
February 2: Groundhog Day
Groundhog day: the 'official' Site
Valentine's Day: February 14
President's Day: February 21, 2011
Check out our subscription database on the Presidents of the United States of Americas
African American History Month (February)
Library of Congress's extensive collection of resources
Images for use in school projects
The Emancipation Proclomation (Primary Documents)
African American Sites in the LOC digital collection
Voices of Civil Rights Exhibition
National Gallery of Art Selections of African American Artists
African American Perspectives 1818-1907
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives
First-Person Narratives of the American South, 1860-1920
Former Slaves Tell Their Stories
Making of History: Dorothy Height
Portrait of a Black Chicago, 1973-74
African American Geneology Research
Lee's Summit Reads/Read Across America March 2
Mardis Gras: March 8 (2011), February 21, 2012; February 12, 2013
A short history of Mardis Gras
History Channel: Mardis Gras history
Women's History Month (March)
Images from the Library of Congress
Pi Day March 14 (3.14) Pi Day.org
LSHS LMC Resources
Pathfinder created February 20, 2009 by Michael Russell.
Last updated February 15, 2012.