Tuesday, August 5, 2014

This Day in History

Planning your Social Studies for you students this year can be enhanced by using "This Day In History"
Here is a sneak peek at what they offer.  http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.


It is a link from the History channel that covers events that occurred each day in history. It contains a short 1 minute video about events of the day. Great as a warm up!

This Week in History, Aug 5 - Aug 11

Aug 05, 2002
Divers recover U.S.S. Monitor turret
Aug 06, 1945
American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Aug 07, 1947
Wood raft makes 4,300-mile voyage
Aug 08, 1974
Nixon resigns
Aug 09, 1974
Unusual succession makes Ford president
Aug 10, 1846
Smithsonian Institution created
Aug 11, 1934
Federal prisoners land on Alcatraz

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