Netflix has a new movie called “The Bombardment”. It is a Danish film (with dubbed dialogue) that tells a fictional tale based on one of the greatest tragedies of collateral damage in WWII. I don’t recommend showing it in the classroom unless you want a class full of crying kids, Read more…
The worst mining disaster in European history occurred on March, 10, 1906. 1,099 coal miners at a mine in northern France were killed when coal dust exploded. (The worst mining accident was the Benxihu Colliery Incident in China in 1942. 1,549 miners were killed.) On March 9, a fire Read more…
Lizzie Magie was a woman ahead of her time. She was a feminist and a socialist. In fact, she was an anti-monopolist at a time when the Robber Barons reigned. She wrote poetry. She also designed games. In 1904, she came up with a game she called “The Landlord’s Read more…
Anne Sullivan is the most famous teacher of the deaf in American History. She limited herself to one pupil – Helen Keller. The two met on March 3, 1887. Keller was the daughter of well-to-do ex-Confederate officer. She had a stable family life, although she was the cause of Read more…
The most famous witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts between February, 1692 and May, 1693. Teenage girls accused members of the community of being witches and before the hysteria ran its course 200 people were accused. 30 were found guilty. 20 were executed (19 hanged and one pressed Read more…