Internet Resources

Today Is... Internet Resources for This Day

What happened on this day 100 years ago? What was happening on the day you were born? What important people were born on this day in the past? What events or anniversaries occur today?

This page provides links to Internet resources that will help school librarians to plan special celebrations, author promotions, and curriculum units related to important celebrations.

Today in History

Find events in history that occurred on this day. Search the archive by date or subject to find other events in history. "A good way to find connections to cultural and historical events.

dMarie Time Capsule

On this site, you enter a specific date (such as today's date or a birthday) and find out what happened on that day.

This Day in History

Encyclopedia of Days

Brief descriptions of holidays from all over the world, listed by country, religion or topic. The encyclopedia can be searched or browsed.

Any Year in History

This site from Scope Systems allows you to search for "historic events and birthdates that have occurred on a selected month and year".

Education Calendar and WWW Sites

A monthly calendar of historical events, important anniversaries, or current celebrations, with links to related Web sites/resources and curriculum links.

EdNA's Calendar

From the Education Network of Australia, this list includes special months, weeks and days through the year. The list is searchable, and can be printed in different sequences as needed.

Literary Calendar

This site provides a calendar and guide to literary events during the current month -- or, alternatively, you can select another month and year. The archives can be searched for specific information; in addition, you can choose to have the calendar delivered to you by email on a regular basis.

Infoplease.Com

Infoplease.Com is a daily almanac site with "facts behind the news", "today in history", a "kids almanac", feature stories behind the day's news, and a search engine.

1000 Years in 500 Days

In the 500 days leading up to 31 December 1999, Britain's newspaper The Guardian carried a column each day that covered two years of the period 1000-1999. You can search by a year to find out what happened that year -- in the United Kingdom and throughout the world. There are links to other information in The Guardian and elsewhere. Well written and with some great illustrations.

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Last Updated 16 April 2005 (LAC)