Frederick Layton made his fortune in the meat packing industry in Milwaukee in the 1800s. He became one of the city's greatest benefactors, along with his wife. They gave much of their money, as well as art works, to support the Layton...

Contains plans for five lessons that teach students how to write feature news stories and the difference between feature and hard news articles. Students interview each other as prewriting for writing their own human interest stories. In...

Read about Eli Whitney's cotton gin and its importance to the cotton industry.

National Parks Services offers a succinct biography of Civil Rights leader Ralph Abernathy.

Ivan Allen started as a segregationist and became and advocate for Civil Rights. Learn more about him in this brief biography.

This biography highlights how musician Harry Belafonte played a part in the Civil Rights Movement.

National Park Services features a concise biography on Julian Bond, a part of the student movement for Civil Rights.

Read a brief biography on the role Jimmy Carter played in the Civil Rights Movement.

Read a concise biography of a Civil Rights Activist and broadcaster from Georgia.

This is a biography on John Conyers, Jr that highlights his achievements in the Civil Rights Movement.

A condensed biography of Richard "Dick" Gregory, comedian and Civil Rights activist.

Read this brief biography of singer/actress Lena Horne regarding her role as a Civil Rights Activist.

This is a succinct biography on the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. and his role as a Civil Rights Leader.

Read this succinct biography of President William Clinton in regards to his role in Civil Rights.

An excellent collection of profiles of notable female hockey players from Canada.

Download cross-curricular lesson plans here for Grade 3-12.

A brief article on the accomplishments of Man o' War as the greatest thoroughbred of all time.

An image of "Fame Reviving the History of Louis XIV", created by Domenico Guidiz (Bronze).

An image of "A Personification of Fame", created by Bernardo Strozziz (Oil on canvas, 107 x 152 cm).

Read about the life of the first woman to be nominated by a major political party for the candidacy of Vice President of the United States. Inducted into the Woman's Hall of Fame in 1994.

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 2000 to commemorate Roberto Clemente, the first Hispanic inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. With a short biographical passage.

Read all about legendary Hall of Fame pitcher, Sandy Koufax. After playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers for 11 years, he retired in 1966 and became a broadcaster for baseball games.

The Basketball Hall of Fame provides a profile of former NBA basketball great Larry Bird. It also lists his college playing, pro playing and coaching highlights.

An image of "Fame", created by Antoine Coysevox in 1702 (Marble).