Important people in history

This list of famous women in history is perfect for sharing with students in the classroom when you need some inspiration!

Discovering Ordinary People Who Changed the World with author Brad Meltzer. Sharing the importance of reading non-fiction with our kids and discovering famous people in history.

Learning about history is an important part of understanding the world around us, but it can be daunting to know where to begin. Wouldn’t it be great if someone else curated historical facts in bite sized pieces to give to you every day? Look no further than the History Defined Instagram account! This page shares facts, stories and videos, so followers can “learn weird things about history” every single day just by logging onto Instagram. We’ve gathered some of the most interesting posts…

Download Family History Notebooking Pages Have your children create a notebook about the most important people in their lives, their family! Your child could interview individuals from your family …

In the mid-2000s, historian Anna Pegler-Gordon said that visual media often seems more accessible to her students than the written record. They claimed images make the past seem more accessible, giving concrete shape to a world that sometimes seems intangible. Not to mention the immediacy of the image, which often conveys information more quickly than a primary document written in an unfamiliar, or even a foreign, language. But according to Pegler-Gordon, this immediacy also works well in…

Eric Dorsey, a 62-year-old engineer in Palo Alto, was watching TV Tuesday night when he...

Whether your interest in World War II is just casual, or you consider yourself a true history buff, this short ten-question quiz will help you determine exactly where you stand. Some of the war’s most important people and places are touched on here, so take a few moments to see how you measure up…