Find out about the scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the antibiotic, penicillin.

This article focuses on the "wet foot, dry foot" and the Mariel boatlift, immigration policies for Cubans to enter the US. In one of its final acts, the Obama Administration ended the "wet foot, dry foot" policy, closing a special path...

A lesson plan about Alexander Graham Bell's patent for the telephone and Thomas Edison's patent for the electric lamp. Contains good background information and historically pertinent documents. It also discusses the role corporations...

This resource provides pictures of Chicago from the roof tops.

Explains the differences between the Hellenic and Hellenistic ages. The Hellenic age was prior to the time of Alexander the Great, and the Hellenistic age followed it.

In this encyclopedia entry, you can read about Bishop Walters, a minister and one of the founders of NAACP.

GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America" provides a behind-the-scenes look at Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash hit Broadway musical Hamilton. "Hamilton's America" blends history, footage of Miranda's writing process, and scenes from the...

Take this short quiz and see how much trivia you know about artist Alexander Calder. The answers are at the bottom. Don't cheat!

Learn brief information from the National Postal Museum on Alexander Graham Bell, American inventor of the telephone, who was featured on the ten cent postage stamp.

Two politicians who dueled to the death were Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. Go to this site to find out "why" and other answers.

This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Alexander Hamilton.

A short biography of one of America's founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton.

This is a review of a book by Kurt-Friedrich Walling. The review discusses how Hamilton wanted to create a republican empire based on consent but able when threatened to generate enormous military power, and how this was in dispute with...

Follow Alexander the Great as he builds a tremendous empire, significantly changing and improving geography and history.

This EyeWittnes to History site, which illuminates the past through personal narratives and other first-hand sources, provides a general overview of Alexander's conquering of Persia in 331 B.C.

Biographical sketch of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.

Full text of Pushkin's short story, "The Shot," translated into English. Includes a link to Gaslight etext page.

A detailed overview of each of the four Gospels found in the New Testament. Click on "The Gospel according to St. John" and you can read the essay about that book of the Bible.

A biography of Pope is interspersed with exerpts from his works. This includes "The Rape of the Lock" and "An Essay on Criticism." Also gives some information on literary theory.

Pope's entire "Essay on Criticism" is available at this site in .pdf format.

This convenient .pdf file presents the entire text of Pope's defense of deism. There is no commentary offered, however.

In this lesson plan the teacher reads a book to students and explore money.

This lesson focuses on the Augustan Age and Alexander Pope, who coined the term. It featues links to a Pope biography, "The Rape of the Lock," text, notes and questions, and "The Rhetorical Organization of the Neoclassical Couplet."

This is a 24-page PDF of The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope.