This site from Britannica Guide to the Nobel Prizes provides a good overview of Walther's (1864-1941 CE) life, focusing exclusively on his scientific endeavours.

This resource presents a biography of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata. The biography is taken from the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and published as part of an online project entitled "Zapatista Rebels in Mexico and the Electronic...

A short, but comprehensive bio and picture of de Beauvoir.

Provides information on Rosa Parks, a "black American civil rights activist" who refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man.

Listed as one of 300 women who changed the world, this is a short but comprehensive bio on Diana Frances Spencer.

This site provides extensive information on the invasion of Omaha Beach.

This discussion of blank verse is taken from a larger article on Shakespeare and the Globe Theater. It defines the term and discusses its importance in the history of British poetry.

A short, but comprehensive bio and picture of Golda Meir, a prime minister of the State of Israel.

A short, but comprehensive bio and picture of Benazir Bhutto.

Click through the centuries from Antiquity to the present to view the historic milestones in women's history.

Students will read an article about Ruby Bridges and watch a video of President Obama meeting with Ruby Bridges. They will complete an anticipation guide and a reflective essay based on this content.

Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Virginia Apgar, the creator of the Apgar Score System, an evaluation of the condition and viability of newly-delivered infants.

Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a brief biography of Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court.

An extremely brief discussion of Maoism from Britannica.com. It is considered an offshoot of Marxism, but nonetheless is a revolutionary method.

This site from Britannica provides information on President Andrew Johnson.

Jack the Rapper (Jack Gibson) helped open the first African-American-owned radio station in the United States, WERD in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1949. Gibson learned about radio while working as a gofer for deejay Al Benson in Chicago. He...

Biographical information on French explorer, Jacque Cartier. Cartier is particularly recognized for his contributions of European exploration in Canada in the 16th century.

This entry features Martin Dihigo, a professional baseball player who became a national hero in his native Cuba. In addition to playing in the Cuban League, Dihigo played in the leagues of the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Venezuela...

This entry features Sun Ra, a black American jazz composer and keyboard player who led a free jazz big band known for its innovative instrumentation and the theatricality of its performances.

This entry features Barney Ewell, an American athlete, one of the world's leading sprinters of the 1940s. Although he was believed to be past his prime when the Olympic Games were resumed after World War II, he won three medals at the...

This entry features Naomi Ruth Sims, an American model and business executive born March 30, 1949, Oxford, Miss.

This entry features Bob Kaufman, an innovative African-American poet who became an important figure of the Beat movement.

This entry features Charles Burnett, an American filmmaker who gained critical acclaim for his realistic and intimate portrayals of African American families. Burnett's films were revered by critics yet rarely enjoyed any commercial...

Biography of President Barack Obama, the first African American to hold that office.