Dates, Calendars, Events, Almanacs, and Time Lines
Among the links having to do with time are the official government clock, perpetual calendars from years 1 to 2400, calendar date converters, Jewish calendar converters, and even antiquated Aztec calendars. There are fun time sites, too, like ones that have doomsday clocks, debt clocks, and assorted countdown clocks.
Interested in astronomical events? The same site has links to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the U.S. Naval Observatory, sites showing eclipses of past, nightly sky events, sun and moon rise calculators and other interesting more.
Need to find a new and different historical event each day or week? You’ll find thousands from which to choose by visiting some of their links. Search for events by date, country or religion. Find what banks in which countries will be closed on what specific dates. The list is worldwide and includes seven language options.
The site’s ‘DateDex’ is full of info concerning what’s going on in the world of sports, finance, religion and government. Or, search for Time Magazine by date and read past articles of interest. Their time capsule link provides entire lists of music, celebrities, prices or popular movies during a certain time period.
Want to find famous personalities, past or present, that share your birthday? Check the ‘Creative Quotations’ links which list birthdays and quotes from famous people. Need a speech linked to a specific event? You’ll find some of them, too.
Maybe military history is what interests you. The National Park Service places a link at this site where you can find out everything, day-by-day, that happened during the American Revolution. Is the Civil War more what you had in mind? Locate “This Day In Civil War History” at listed links. You’ll also find links to events from WWII, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and even the Korean War.
Is this National Poison Prevention Week? Maybe it’s National Cancer Awareness week? You’ll find out when you link to the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health. After you print those, check the “Today in Crime History” links, “Today in Women’s History” articles, or the “Moments in Black History” reading.
On top of all that, you’ll locate famous artists’ birthdays, poets’ birthdays, and authors’ birthdays. Or, locate events from the Country Music History or Rock and Roll History links.
There are tons of links to things like baseball history, wrestling history, math, Disney, theater, Broadway, movies, births, deaths, jazz, space, science, weather – you name it! The site is a wealth of information, right at your fingertips, and is organized to make it easy for you to find exactly what you need. Have a look around – and be sure to bookmark it for future reference.
