Birthday Research

Answer the following questions using print and Internet resources.

When were you born? Month ______________ Day______ Year___________

http://mrsnesslibrary.com

Click on Databases, Click on NewsBank Database: http://www.infoweb.newsbank.com

Click on Chicago Sun-Times. Under the grey box, enter a date into the box for browse an issue. Record 2 headline stories, Chicago Sports game scores, or important stories.

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http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212041/Birthday/Birthday.html
What day of the week were you born? ___________________________

http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/IL/Chicago
Enter your birth date and record the weather conditions and temperatures.
What was the weather like on the day you were born? ______________________

http://www.accessmyschool.com/cps/home.php?schoolsName=3820&id=&from=home
Upper corner search box for Gale Power Search, search for list of U.S. Presidents. Click on the Cobblestone article to see a list of presidents and their dates in office.
Who was the President of the United States when you were born? ______________

Click the link below the questions and record:
Price of milk when you were born _______________
Price of a gallon of gas when you were born _____________
A popular toy from the day you were born __________________
A popular television show from the day you were born ____________________
http://dmarie.com/timecap

Click the link below and find 5 famous people that share your birthday. Provide their name and why they are famous.
http://www.famousbirthdays.com

Click the link below and scroll down to input your birthday and record information.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

The site below has good information about events on your birthday. Do not click on any flashing boxes, only use what comes up in the initial search.
http://www.datesinhistory.com

The link below will tell you how many days old you are, your birthstone and birth flower. Do not click on the Livetracks blinking link at the top of the page.
http://www.mwtb.org/pages/birthdays.php?id=10354

Good site for students, click on the balloons.
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212041/Birthday/Birthday.html

The site below will provide information on the day you were born in a variety of years.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day

Only use the link below if you need additional information as it is difficult to read.
http://timelines.ws/20thcent/TWENTIETHCENT.HTML