The Day I Was Born
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Online Project - Discovering YOUR Place in History

F. On this day--New York Times

After you click on the mouse
1. scroll down to find your birthday.
2. click on your birthday
3. See if anything is listed during the year you were born
--if it IS, record this information
--if it's NOT, choose an important event & record it as well as the year it occured.

 

To find out what news the New York Times lists for your birthday on the mouse.


The New York Times Learning Network--On This Day
Source:http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/archive.html

 

Can't find what you need for this section of the project? Google it! Click inside the box, type in a keyword or words & click on 'Search'. To return to our website, click on the baby you'll see after you search.

 
 





 
 
 

After you record this information in your handout, hit the Back button to return to our website.

Fun & Interesting stuff related to this project:
 We hope you don't agree with this guy.
Now let's get on with the project:
Click on another link to continue to find
information about The Day You Were Born:

  Find out how old you are in DAYS
  The moon looks different each day of the year.
  What did it look like the day you were born?
  What the heck is a literary giant?
  A literary giant is a writer.
  There's a lot of information on the website you are about to visit.
  You need to find the cost of a postage stamp.
 
  Songs your parents rocked you to when you were born.
  News about your birthdate from one of the world's major newspapers.
 
  You probably didn't realize that The Day YOU Were Born
  is now a part of history!

  The TV Channel
  What was everybody (except your parents) watching on TV
  the day you were born.

  Your Toys
  Take a trip down memory lane.
  You'll have a ball with this site.
 
  At the Movies
  When you were born a star was born,
  but what were the other stars up to that day?
  What does your name mean?
 
  See what your name looks like in Viking runes (the Viking alphabet).
 Google it!
 We invite you to give us your feedback.
 This link allows you to send an email message to the project coordinator.