Here’s an advance look at some of the “This Day in Geographic History” (TDIGH) events coming up this week. For each date, we’ve matched it with a map or visual, background information, and a classroom activity so you can plan ahead. Check out our Pinterest board for more resources! Monday, April 30 TDIGH 1975: Fall of Saigon North Vietnamese troops captured the South Vietnamese capital … Continue reading This Week in Geographic History: April 30-May 6

Here’s an advance look at some of the “This Day in Geographic History” (TDIGH) events coming up this week. For each date, we’ve matched it with a map or visual, background information, and a lesson plan so you can plan ahead. Check out our Pinterest board for more resources! Monday, April 23 TDIGH 1635: First Public School in America Puritans in Massachusetts founded the first … Continue reading This Week in Geographic History: April 23-29

Here’s an advance look at some of the “This Day in Geographic History” (TDIGH) events coming up this week. For each date, we’ve matched it with a map or visual, background information, and a classroom activity so you can plan ahead. Check out our Pinterest board for more resources!   Tuesday, April 17 TDIGH 1961: Bay of Pigs Invasion The U.S.’s failed attempt to overthrow … Continue reading This Week in Geographic History, April 16-22

Here’s an advance look at some of the “This Day in Geographic History” (TDIGH) events coming up this week. For each date, we’ve matched it with a map or visual, background information, and a classroom activity so you can plan ahead. Check out our Pinterest board for more resources! Thursday, April 12 TDIGH 1961: First Human Spaceflight Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in … Continue reading This Week in Geographic History: April 9-15

Here’s an advance look at some of the “This Day in Geographic History” (TDIGH) events coming up this week. For each date, we’ve matched it with a map or visual, background information, and a classroom activity so you can plan ahead. Check out our Pinterest board for more resources!   Monday, April 2 TDIGH 1930: Haile Selassie Becomes Emperor of Ethiopia The Ethiopian emperor, who … Continue reading This Week in Geographic History: April 2-8