April 2012

A Sailor's Life for Me!

Experience life aboard “Old Ironsides,” the USS Constitution, in this interactive game, A Sailor’s Life for Me! Sail to Victory. Learn about naval battleships in the NEH-funded PBS documentary The War of 1812.

 

Celebrate Shakespeare's Birthday

Celebrate the Bard of Avon’s birthday with Folger Shakespeare’s Library “Online Resources for Teachers.” You’ll find “Shakespeare for Kids,” games and puzzles to engage younger students, and free audio-video resources designed to help you teach Shakespeare to older ones.

NEH Connections

 

Panama Canal on American Experience

On April 3, watch how — at a cost of 5000 lives and $350 million — the canal connected the Earth’s two biggest oceans and reinforced America’s international stature.

 

Battle of Shiloh: Civil War at 150

Visit the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Learn about the Battle of Shiloh, which raged 150 years ago on April 6–7. With more than 24,000 casualties and 16,000 wounded, it was the bloodiest battle, and most important, in the war up to that time.