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March
25, 2002:
Did
you know June 23 is Wilma Rudolph Day
in Tennessee?
Yes. On June
20, 1997, Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist proclaimed
June 23 as Wilma Rudolph Day in Tennessee. Wilma
was born on June 23, 1940, in Clarksville, Tennessee.
>>Read
about the Governor's Proclamation
>>Browse
the Wilma Rudolph's Books
>>More
Wilma Rudolph's Links
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March
18, 2002:
Did
you know Renaissance is a French word
meaning "rebirth?"
Yes. The Renaissance
swept through Europe from the 1400's to the 1600's.
During this time, Europe was experiencing a "rebirth"
of painting, sculpting, literature, architecture,
and science. Europe was relearning the lessons of
ancient Greece and Rome. Florence, Italy, was the
center of the Renaissance movement. Did
you know two famous Renaissance artists
are Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci?
>>Read
about the Renaissance
>>Browse our Renaissance Books
>>Browse
Michelangelo's Books
>>Browse
Leonardo da Vinci's Books
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March
11, 2002:
 Did
you know Frederick Douglass escaped from
slavery when he was 20 years old?
Yes. Frederick
Douglass was born into slavery on a farm on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland. He took three trains,
three ferries, and a steam-boat to New York City
and to freedom.
>>Frederick
Douglass is Featured in the American Biographies
Reading Program
>>Read
about Frederick Douglass
>>Browse
Frederick Douglass' Books
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February
25, 2002:
Did
you know the Summer Olympic Games are
called the Games of the Olympiad and the Winter
Olympic Games are called the Olympic Winter Games?
Yes. All the
Games are designated with Roman numerals, and only
the Summer Games use the term "Olympiad."
For
example:
The 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta were The Games
of the XXVI Olympiad.
The 2000 Summer Games in Sydney were The Games of
the XXVII Olympiad.
Can you figure out what the 2004 Summer Games in
Athens will be called?
The 1998 Winter Games in Nagano were the XVIII Olympic
Winter Games.
The 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City were the
XIX Olympic Winter Games.
Can you figure out what the
2006 Winter Games in Torino will be called?
Did
you know
the term Olympic is really an adjective and not
a noun? It is grammatically correct to say, "I will
compete in the upcoming Olympic Games." It is incorrect
to say, "I will compete in the upcoming Olympics."
Regardless, the word "Olympic" is commonly
used as a noun, and we refer to the Games as the
Olympics.
>>Visit
the Official Sites of the International Olympic
Committee
>>Get an Olympic Primer (short history) of the Olympic
Games (AAFLA)
>>Browse
the Olympic Games Bookstore
>>More
Olympic Games Links
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February
18, 2002:
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February
11, 2002:
  Did
you know Henry Ford celebrated the 50th
anniversary of the electric light bulb by establishing
a Museum of History in Thomas Alva Edison's honor?
Yes. The year
1929 marked the 50th Anniversary of the light bulb,
and Ford wanted to do something for his close friend,
Thomas Alva Edison. Ford decided to establish a
Museum of History which contained a rebuilt laboratory
of Alva's Menlo Park laboratory. Did
you know Ford and Edison were also next
door neighbors?
>>Visit
their homes at the Edison-Ford Winter Estates in
Fort Myers, Florida
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February
4, 2002:
Did
you know the Olympic Winter Games were held
in 1992 and 1994 -- just two years apart?
Yes, in 1986,
the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted
to separate the Games of the Olympiad (Summer Games)
and the Olympic Winter Games so they would alternate
every two years. In order to do this, the IOC scheduled
the Olympic Winter Games to be played in 1992 and
1994. This was the only time two Olympic Games were
held just two years apart. Did
you know
the Games of the Olympiad are held in years divisible
by four? Yes. You do the math: 2000, 1996, 1992,
etc.
>>Visit
the Official Site of the Olympic Movement
>>Visit the Olympic Museum Lausanne
>>Browse
the Olympic Games Bookstore
>>More
Olympic Games Links
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January
28, 2002:
 Did
you know 2002 marks the 100th Anniversary of
the Teddy Bear?
Yes. The stuffed
animal bear was first called "Teddy's Bear" in 1902,
by a shopkeeper in Brooklyn. This year, the IMA
Hero™ Collection will participate in a year
long celebration, including a history of the Teddy
Bear.
>>Celebrate
the 100th Anniversary of the Teddy Bear
>>Browse
our extended Teddy Bear Bookstore
>>Write
a Poem about your Teddy Bear
>>Submit
a Story about your Teddy Bear
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January
21, 2002:
 Did
you know Martin
Luther King, Jr. led the Montgomery Bus Boycott
from 1955 to 1956?
Yes. After Rosa
Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955, in Montgomery,
Alabama, for sitting in the "White Only" section
of a bus, King and other African-American community
leaders led the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Eleven months
later, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation
on buses was unconstitutional. The boycott ended
on December 21, 1956.
>>Read
about the Montgomery Bus Boycott
>>Read
about Martin Luther King, Jr.
>>Read
about Rosa Parks
>>Browse
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Bookstore
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January
14, 2002:
 Did
you know Ben Franklin
proved lightning is electricity when he flew a kite
with a key in a thunderstorm?
Yes, Ben Franklin
performed his famous kite and key experiment in
1752, with his son, William. This experiment led
to Ben's invention of the lightning rod the following
year.
>>Read
about this experiment
>>Read
about Ben Franklin
>>Read
about the times in which Ben Franklin lived
>>Browse
Ben's Bookstore
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