An image of "Crossing of the Red Sea", created by Cosimo Rosselli from 1481-82 (Fresco, 350 x 572 cm).

An image of "The Israelites after Crossing the Red Sea", created by Simon De Vos in 1641 (Oil on copper, 66 x 86 cm).

At this site, you can visit the Red Cross in France. More information is available about the Red Cross, opportunities to help out, and what the Red Cross is doing in other countries.

Read the story of the first regularly scheduled airmail service. See how Woodrow Wilson's Postmaster General, Arthur Burleson, who purchased the first airmail stamp, arranged for the Red Cross to benefit from that stamp. Included are...

Examine the historical contributions of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross and Pennsylvania native. One paragraph discusses her role in the Civil War.

Collection of historic newspaper pages, from the 1880s forward, about Barton's founding of the American Red Cross and the humanitarian relief work she undertook to aid victims of flooding and famine in the United States and around the...

Use this site to learn about the "Angel of the Battlefield," Clara Barton, who "helped find over 22,000 missing men" after the Civil War ended and founded the American Red Cross Association with some of her friends. Written by a student.

Learners familiar with basic swimming strokes learn and review Red Cross swimming skills through this activity, which is loosely based on the television show "Survivor." Students, organized into small groups, or "tribes," earn points...

Kids learn about the biography of Clara Barton who was a Civil War nurse who founded the American Red Cross.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A Power Point from the American Red Cross was converted into Active Studio with other pages added to cover the topic of blood including types of cells, blood types, blood disorders, and the lymphatic...

An image of "Crossing of the Red Sea", created by Nicolas Poussin in 1634 (Oil on canvas, 156 x 215 cm).

An image of "Crossing of the Red Sea", created by Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1542 (Fresco).

An image of "The Israelites after Crossing the Red Sea", created by Hans Iii Jordaens during the 1620's (Oil on canvas, 138 x 149 cm).

This is the Arlington National Cemetery site about George Catlett Marshall. There is a link to a biography about him from NASA along with several pictures, one of himself, one of his wife, and one of his tombstone.

Examine this historical account of the Johnstown Flood and how it impacted Pennsylvania's history.

This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Edith Cavell, pioneer of modern nursing. Find out who she was, what she did, her achievements, and her...

This informative encyclopedia article recounts the life of Mary McLeod Bethune, black educator and activist. There are several links to websites for further information.

Read this brief essay about the African Americans who volunteered to serve during World War I, four thousand of whom fought alongside the French. Included is a photo essay with twelve photographs with descriptions.

Check out this comprehensive list of web resources on thunderstorms and safety. Students and teachers will benefit from the links found on this site.

The CAM highlights several of the master works found in their permanent collection. View such big names as Chagall and Van Gogh. Along with background on each artist and the artwork, there are cross-curricular connections and suggested...

What do you know about the life and work of Theodore Taylor? Use this online resource to discover information about this famous author.

A map of Louisiana and Mississippi showing the area of the Red River Campaign of 1864 during the American Civil War (March 10 to May 22). The map shows major cities and towns, forts, railroads, rivers, and coastline, and includes the...

This Christian fresco shows a painted Latin cross. The background of the cross itself is painted yellow and decorated with red and green squares.

Brief biography & photo of the poet & co-editor of Red Dirt, a cross-cultural poetry journal, Lorna Dee Cervantes. It also provides a link to her poem "Freeway 280."