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Spotlights of the Month from SIRS
Discoverer and WebFind
January 26, 2005INFOhio provides this information from the SIRS
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February 2006 Spotlight: Black History Month
Black History Month was created to recognize and celebrate
African-Americans’ contributions to American history and culture. In 1926, historian
Dr. Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week and timed it to honor the birthdays of
abolitionist Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln. As the event grew in
popularity, it was renamed Black History Week. Eventually, an entire month was devoted to
the celebration. In keeping with the spirit of Black History Month, SIRS Discoverer highlights the
contributions of notable African Americans, including Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Martin
Luther King, Jr. and many others, in such articles as:
Discoverer WebFind: African-American Heritage
SIRS Discoverer WebFind
celebrates African-American heritage this February with a selection of the best
African-American sites the Web has to offer. Many of these sites emphasize the history and
achievements of African Americans such as Rosa Parks, Garrett Augustus Morgan, Thurgood
Marshall, Benjamin Banneker and Gwendolyn Brooks. Gain insight into the African diaspora,
the Harlem Renaissance, the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights
activists. Learn about African-American contributions to American art, science, politics
and much more. Here are just a few of the featured sites:
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Presidents'
Day
This site tells about the lives of two of America's greatest presidents: George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln. Source: Penryn Elementary School District |
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Facts
for Features: Valentine's Day: February 14
"One legend has it that Valentine's Day originated to commemorate the anniversary of
the death of St. Valentine, a Roman clergyman who was executed on Feb.14, about 270 A.D.,
for secretly marrying couples in defiance of the emperor. According to another, the
holiday began as a Roman fertility festival. Americans probably began exchanging handmade
valentines in the early 1700s." (U.S. CENSUS BUREAU) Learn interesting facts about
Valentine's Day. Source: U.S. Census Bureau |
Spotlight of the Month topics are selected mainly from Chase's Calendar of
Events. Articles are also accessible within the main database and remain in the SIRS Spotlight
of the Month newsletter
archives for one year.
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