World History teaching resources for the high school classroom: lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes and simulation games for KS3, IGCSE, IB and A-Level teachers.
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Anniversaries [embed into YOUR website!]
Events (200 years ago today): 1825 – Restauration arrives in New York Harbor from Norway, the first organized immigration from Norway to the United States.
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Haylie Ecker, Australian violinist
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Sean Lennon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor[15]
Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Mark Viduka, Australian footballer
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Noon Meem Rashid, Pakistani poet (born 1910)
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World Post Day
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