Baseball legend Babe Ruth died in NY at the age of 53 (1948)

• Take Them Out to the Ball Game!
  When baseball fever strikes, these activities from Education World can be the perfect antidote. Included: A stadium full of activities and links to team sites, baseball math sites, cross-curricular projects -- and even the famous Abbott and Costello "Who's On First?" script!
• The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  

Americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington Vt (1777)

• Great Sites for Teaching About...The American Revolution
  Best sites on the web for teaching about the American Revolution time period.
• Join the Revolution!
  Follow the progress of the American Revolution War from the first battle to the last.

Detroit fell to British & Indian forces in the War of 1812

Emancipation Proclamation signed (1863)

• The Road to Freedom: Using the WWW to Teach About Slavery
• Links to Lincoln on the Web!
  Not surprisingly, there's a wealth of information about Abraham Lincoln on the Web. Students of all ages will learn from six great sites; among them are sites created by a high school history teacher, the White House, and a class of first graders. Included: Activities to engage students for each site!
• Climb Aboard the Underground Railroad T.O.U.R.!
  Share, learn, and uncover a bit of America's past! Now in its third year, a project that assists teachers and students who are studying the Underground Railroad has gone global with its own Web site. This growing endeavor is looking for new members, and what better time could there be to join than during this February, Black History Month? The coordinators of this project say, "Climb aboard!" You will share, learn, and uncover a bit of America's lost past.
• American Slave Narratives
  Contains a set of oral interview with former slaves talking about their lives before and after freedom.

US explorer William Beebe descended 3,028' (1922 m) in Bathysphere (1934)

Gold discovered in Klondike region of the Yukon (1896)

President Lincoln prohibited Union states from trading with the Confederacy (1861)