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BBC History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
On this site you'll find in-depth articles, multimedia (like games, virtual
tours and animations) as well as bite-size material like timelines and short
biographies of historic figures. All is designed for you to get more out of
your interest in History.
Topics
The site is divided into a broad range of topics from Ancient History to Wars
and Conflict. Within each topic you'll find sub-topics devoted to key areas
such as Ancient Egypt or World War One. Much of the content is about British
History, though we're now expanding into other areas.
Steve
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The opposite of bravery is not cowardice, but conformity.
-Robert Anthony, American psychologist
Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse Sale
Scholastic Book Fairs Customer Appreciation Warehouse Sale will be
starting on Saturday, December 14 (10AM-7PM) and continuing Monday-
Friday, December 16-20 (10AM-7PM). The warehouse is closed on
Sundays. Books, software, and more are marked down up to 50% off the
cover price for these warehouse sale days. These are exclusively for
teachers, librarians, school personnel, Book Fair chairpeople, and
Book Fair volunteers.
With locations in West Chester, Louisville, Grove City and
Indianapolis, check the web site to locate the warehouse nearest you:
http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/warehouse
Steve
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One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight
into ignorance in search of knowledge. - Robert Lynd
History Buff - American History Library
http://www.historybuff.com/library/index.html
In 1965, as a Junior in High School, for primary resource material, I purchased
an original newspaper announcing that John Wilkes Booth had just been captured
and killed. Reading the emotion-filled accounts from actual witnesses suddenly
opened a new door for me. Before, my viewpoint of history was that it was just
a series of dates, names and events. Reading the actual eyewitness accounts
made the names and events come to life. Imagine, being able to hold something
in your hands that was "alive" when the event happened -- 100, 200 or even 300
years old!
For the next four years I literally purchased every old newspaper I could find.
By 1969 I realized that I was running out of storage room and money so I became
a mail order dealer in historic newspapers. Over the next 15 years of dealing,
several hundred thousand old newspapers passed through my hands. By 2001, I had
sold or brokered well over one million historic newspapers.
Steve
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Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why.
Then do it. - Robert Heinlein
Taming Your Toddler
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5291.asp
Homeschooling an older child becomes a whole different ordeal when there is a
toddler bouncing around. While it?s important that your toddler get used to
seeing homeschooling in action, it?s also important that they allow you some
one-on-one time with your older child(ren). Try some of these tips for taming
your toddler during school time!
http://www.homeschoolwiththeweb.com/homeschooltoddler.htm
Here are some tips to try to keep your toddler busy while you work one on one
with another child.
http://www.childfun.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=230
Babies & Toddlers: How to Keep Your Toddler Entertained While You Are
Homeschooling
Steve
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Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you
give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in
judgment. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
- Gandalf the Grey
The Spanish Armada
There's lots of sites on the Spanish Armada; here's two of them:
http://www.bezzer.co.uk/armada/
There were many different turning points during the Armada, you can explore
them all in more detail. This site was made after I had a school project on the
subject and a noticed that there were no sites about why it failed so ... here
it is! If you want detials of what happened check out the links and search the
web there are many good sites.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/britain/tud_span_armada.shtml
Steve
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You can only protect your liberties in this world by
protecting the other man's freedom. - Clarence Darrow