Tells the story of civil rights activist Rob Williams and his belief that Black Americans needed to draw guns on violent racists.

In 1901, Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen won the Nobel Prize for Physics because of his work with the x-ray. The site includes a picture of Rontgen along with biographical information, his Nobel lecture, and other resources, such as illustrated...

This site tells of the contributions to English Literature and theater that were made by William Vaughn Moody. It lists his plays, and tells the problems and faults with them.

An unnamed narrator tells his story of his sudden and complete turn to evil in this short story by Edgar Allan Poe. Read the full text of "William Wilson" on this site.

This website tells the story of the struggle between Harold the Second of England and Duke William of Normandy.

Tour artifacts from the Folger Shakespeare Library that tell story of Elizabeth's life, times, and reign.

The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 3.

The text of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 12.

This site from The Franklin Institute presents a number of activities, games, exhibits, scavenger hunts, resources, links related to clocks and telling time.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Tour the online original documents that tell a story about the abolition of slavery in both the United States and England. Click on the tiny "next" above the text to go through the interactive.

Teach the basics of classical music to your young scholars with this collection of lesson plans. Study a classical music composer and a selected piece of music with these lesson plans that are based on national and state standards.

This activity includes primary sources from the official records of the U.S. District Court at Boston that tell the story of William and Ellen Craft, a young couple from Macon, GA, who escaped to freedom in Boston in 1848. Students will...

Find out about the tragic events that occurred in My Lai during the Vietnam War on March 16, 1968. Read about the court martial of Lt. William Calley, who was held accountable for the massacre of innocent women, children, and old men....

Starting with the Native Americans, this site tells of Rhode Island's history. Includes brief biography of Roger Williams and the part he played in the founding of the state.

Tells about the Special Field Order #15 and the purpose of Sherman's order to provide land for freedmen. From the Center for History and New Media.

Congreve's novel uses dramatic techniques borrowed from theatre to tell its story. The full length book is offered here in multiple formats.

A letter written by an eye-witness of the Great Fire of 1871, it gives details about how the fire spread quickly and efforts to fight the fire.

Shakespeare Uncovered combines history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passions of its celebrated hosts to tell the stories behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays. The Series 3 resources:...

Six sonnets by the American Romantic era poet, including "Midsummer," "October," "November," "To an American Painter Departing for Europe," "Mutation," and "William Tell."

This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.

Tells the story in pictures, narrative and quotes of the Sand Creek Massacre, which took place in 1864 on the Cheyenne reservation near Denver.

This page is part of the Web of Cocori: Complete Costa Rica. The article tells of Juan Santamaria,a national hero of the country. It includes an interesting photo, also.

This site from the Library of Congress is a fine site for information on the birth of the recording industry. Emile Berliner's inventions and improvements related to recording technology are chronicled here. Of special interest are his...

This passage from William Morey's 1901 textbook tells about Trajan, one of Rome's greatest rulers. Included is a chart showing all the Roman provinces and the dates they were acquired.