http://www.sharinglinks.com/tags/teachers+surfnetkids+history Recent Teachers + Surfnetkids + History bookmarks posted to SharingLinks.com. SharingLinks.com is an online bookmark manager and a community of parents and teachers. 60 http://www.surfnetkids.com/cleopatra.htm She is known in pop culture as simply Cleopatra, although there were six Egyptian queens before her with the same name. surfnetkids Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:03:48 +0000 cleopatra egypt history kids surfnetkids teachers http://www.surfnetkids.com/d-day.htm On June 6, 1944, Allied troops from the U.S., Britain, Canada and France, stormed the coastline of Normandy, France, taking the occupying Germans by surprise. surfnetkids Tue, 27 May 2008 22:55:46 +0000 history kids surfnetkids teachers world war ii http://www.surfnetkids.com/louisiana_purchase.htm Under the leadership of President Thomas Jefferson, the United States purchased 827,987 square miles of territory from France on May 2, 1803 for $15 million. surfnetkids Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:31:41 +0000 history kids louisiana purchase surfnetkids teachers http://www.surfnetkids.com/emancipation_proclamation.htm On January 1, 1863, after three years of a brutal Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing Confederate slaves. surfnetkids Wed, 5 Dec 2007 05:37:42 +0000 civil war history kids surfnetkids teachers http://www.surfnetkids.com/the_alamo.htm The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas is a former mission and fortress, built by the Spanish Empire in the 18th century. surfnetkids Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:26:14 +0000 alamo battle history kids surfnetkids teachers texas http://www.surfnetkids.com/titanic.htm On April 15, 1912, about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and quickly took on water. surfnetkids Wed, 8 Aug 2007 02:22:21 +0000 history kids surfnetkids teachers titanic http://www.surfnetkids.com/13_colonies.htm The American colonial period began in 1607 with the arrival of settlers in Jamestown, Virginia and ended in 1775 when the Revolutionary War began. surfnetkids Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:23:57 +0000 colonies history kids surfnetkids teachers http://www.surfnetkids.com/thomas_jefferson.htm Born on April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson is best remembered as the author of the Declaration of Independence. But Jefferson's interests and talents covered an amazing range. surfnetkids Wed, 30 May 2007 12:04:54 +0000 history kids president surfnetkids teachers thomas jefferson http://www.surfnetkids.com/black_history.htm In 1915, historian Carter G. Woodson proposed a "Negro History Week" to honor the history and contributions of African Americans. Nine years later, his dream became reality. Woodson chose the second week of February to pay tribute to the birthdays of two surfnetkids Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 black black history history kids month surfnetkids teachers http://www.surfnetkids.com/calendar.htm The Gregorian calendar we use today was created in the 1580's by Pope Gregory XIII. Start your new year here, and discover the history of the calendar's development. surfnetkids Sun, 4 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 calendar history kids surfnetkids teachers http://www.surfnetkids.com/computerhistory.htm ENIAC, the world's first electronic, large scale, general-purpose computer, was activated at the University of Pennsylvania on February 14, 1946. Since then, computers have gotten smaller, more powerful and nearly ubiquitous. But as the following sites a surfnetkids Sun, 4 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 computing history kids surfnetkids teachers http://www.surfnetkids.com/blackhistory98.htm In 1915, historian Carter G. Woodson proposed a "Negro History Week" to honor the history and contributions of African-Americans. Nine years later, his dream became reality. Woodson chose the second week of February to pay tribute to the birthdays of two surfnetkids Sun, 4 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 black black history history kids month surfnetkids teachers http://www.surfnetkids.com/today.htm The noting of historical anniversaries teaches us history and marks the passage the of time. But what about historical figures and events beyond those that get their own holidays such as Columbus Day or Martin Luther King Day? Want to know what else happe surfnetkids Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10:00:00 +0000 day history in kids on surfnetkids teachers this