This resource provides information about Sting and his contributions to the music industry.

Read about the musical contributions singer-songwriter James Taylor has given to the world of rock music. This site includes a biography, discography, and an audio clip.

This resource provides information about Julia Ward Howe.

This resource provides information about Katharine Lee Bates.

This resource provides information about W.C. Handy.

This resource provides information about John Philip Sousa.

This resource provides information about Billy Strayhorn.

This resource provides information about Leonard Bernstein.

This resource provides information about Hoagy Carmichael.

This resource provides information about Duke Ellington.

Read this historical account of the Texas Rangers, a group of lawmen who fought crime and lawlessness on the Texas frontier in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Explore relationship between music and poetry in this African-American history activity on Langston Hughes, the Harlem Renaissance, and other artists such as Bessie Smith, John Hammond, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones.

A woman before her time, Mary Katherine Goddard became a printer, newspaper publisher, and postmaster in Baltimore, Maryland. From her press came the first printed copy of the Declaration of Independence. The website gives a brief...

Michael Jackson has had a very successful musical career that began when he was only 10 years old while singing with his brothers in the group The Jackson Five. Learn more about his music at this site which features a brief biography,...

A timeline of the history of the Texas Rangers beginning in 1821 with Mexico's Independence from Spain and covering the years up until the present day. The information can also be downloaded in PDF format.

Features brief facts about professional football in the 1920s. By clicking on the red subtitles, expanded information for each decade is provided.

This site offers a profile of NBA All-Star Pete Maravich. It includes lists of his college playing highlights, pro playing highlights, and a full biography.

Biographical details on the career of football great, Gale Sayers, who once scored six touchdowns in one game for the Chicago Bears. Information provided by ESPN.

This site offers a profile of NBA All-Star Oscar Robertson, also known as "The Big O." It includes lists of his high school playing highlights, college playing highlights, pro playing highlights, and a full biography.

This site provides a profile of NBA and Boston Celtic Legend Bob Cousy, who is credited with being the first player to dribble the ball behind his back. Includes a list of his college, professional playing, and coaching highlights as...

This site offers a profile of NBA Legend Julius "Dr. J" Erving. It includes college and professional playing highlights as well as a complete biography.

Separate Halls of Fame as established by the Alabama Legislature. Includes: business; international motorsports, military, press association, Alabama sports, women, teachers, music and much more.

This lesson focuses on Maya Angelou and her poem "On the Pulse of Morning." It features links to Angelou's biography, her official website, National Women's Hall of Fame, and her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" in text and in audio.

A biography of best-selling author John Irving. He is also a wrestler and has been inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.