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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Events (50 years ago today): 1976 - Twenty-nine people are killed in the Yuba City bus disaster in Martinez, California.
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 - Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (died 2005)
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Stuart Bingham, English snooker player
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Abderrahim Goumri, Moroccan runner (died 2013)[69]
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Deron Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[70]
Deaths (100 years ago today): 1926 - Ronald Firbank, English-Italian author (born 1886)
Commemorations:
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
History Quote of the Day
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