Holidays and Celebrations
January
February
March
January
Martin Luther King Day?
Martin Luther King Jr.
From Seattle Times; The Man; The Movement; The Legacy;?
The Holiday; Electronic Classroom; Talking about It
This site contains the King Assassination Trial Transcript
Read the interview with Dr. King's daughter.New Year's Day
Read about the story of this song from The Burns Encyclopedia.
A New Year history and celebrations that starts with the Babylonians.
Information about the? Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl GameChinese New Year and More
This site is an adoption site that also provides information on the Chinese holidays for perspective adoptive parents.
Origin, story, other information
February
American Memory project of the Library of Congress.?Black History Month
Black History
Month: Exploring African-American issues on the Web?
?
"This
Web site was created to support students as they explore topics related to
Black History and African-American issues. A wide variety of Internet-based
activities are listed below that individual students or whole classes can
use... If you're looking for the fact gathering kind of learning, try the
Black History Treasure Hunt."
Images of African
Americans from the Nineteenth Century
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham
Lincoln Online
Abraham
Lincoln (from the White House site)
Second Inaugural
Address, 1865
The History Place
Presents Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
George Washington
Papers, 1741-1799
Historic Mount VernonThis is the official Web site for Mount Vernon, George Washington's home.?
Second
Inaugural Address, 1793
Groundhog Day
FYI about Groundhog
Day
Groundhog
Day
Read about the? history of this day from Information Please's
Factmonster.
Groundhog Day Official Web SiteSite from the? home of Punxsutawney Phil.
Wiarton Wille
Read about this
official Canadian weather groundhog.
Groundhog Day
Interesting
story of Groundhog Day brought to you by the Stormfax Weather Almanac.
Groundhog Day and Chinese
Astronomy
This is an essay from the Philosophy of Science collection by Kelley
L. Ross, PhD.
Come to
the Groundhog Day Party
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras from
NewOrleans.com
Mardi Gras on the Net
Learn the history of the Mardi Gras celebration at this site.
Official Mardi Gras Home Page?
Virtual Bourbon Street, broadcasts of the parades, and much more.
Saint
Valentine
Read about Saint Valentine.
The History of
Valentine's Day ? Site from the History Channel.
Tokens of Love?
Victorian valentines from the collection of Malcolm Warrington
St. Patrick's
Day? Read about the legends of St. Patrick the shamrock, parades and other celebrations, etc.
St. Patrick's
Day
Information about St. Patrick and Ireland from InfoPlease.
St. Patrick's
Festival ?
Find out how St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in
different parts of Ireland and around the world.
St. Patrick's Day?
This site includes customs, traditions and history of St. Patrick's Day.