Monthly Archives: November 2022
HISTORY HELP: HISTORIC ANNIVERSARIES
The hundredth anniversary of the discovery of, and entering into, of King Tutankhamun’s tomb on the 26th of November, 1922 wasn’t the only hundredth anniversary occurring in 2022. It was also: But the greater/lesser anniversaries of noteworthy events are important too, and are something that could be used to interest kids in all kinds of […]
HISTORIC 100th ANNIVERSARY: ENTRY INTO KING TUT’S TOMB
One hundred years ago today, British archaeologist, Howard Carter and his financial backer, George Herbert, fifth Earl of Carnarvon, entered the famous tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun, that Carter had discovered three weeks earlier. Unlike most tombs in the Valley of Kings, it had not been plundered. Until they came along that is. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/entrance-to-king-tuts-tomb-discovered […]
HISTORIC MISCONCEPTION: AMERICA’S PILGRIMS
Religious freedom was not the only, or even the main reason, America’s pilgrim fathers wanted to go to the New World. https://tinyurl.com/yyf8mohd
HISTORY LURE: WORLD’S FIRST RESTAURANTS
Kids who like eating out might be interested in learning about the world’s first restaurants. https://tinyurl.com/y6f4p549
HISTORIC FASHION STATEMENT: WOMEN IN SLACKS
Definitely my preferred attire. https://allthatsinteresting.com/helen-hulick
Time Travelling With Kids 