Taber Tech/Sci/Math teacher, Gail Tschritter stumble’d upon this interactive timeline of events that occurred on any day in the past. She points out that one could also use it as a screen saver or a desktop gadget. Let it load and then wait a few moments – it will automatically load another story after you have had enough time to read the text.
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The URL: http://www.nikon.com/about/feelnikon/thisday/main.htm

“Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass An American Slave. Written By Himself” is freely available in the public domain and is very relevant as a bronze statue of abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, is unveiled on America’s Capitol Hill. The eleven chapter piece is considered to be one of the most important pieces of American literature that fuelled the abolitionist movement in the 19th century.
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The URL: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/23/23-h/23-h.htm

Historypin is a way for millions of people to come together, from across different generations, cultures and places, to share small glimpses of the past and to build up the huge story of human history. Pin your photos onto a Google Map and help build a visual history of the world – well, one that started when photographs did, anyhow!
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The URL: http://www.historypin.com