The Day You Were Born
Print Resources
Chase's Calendar of Events. Chicago:
Contemporary Books, 2006.
This reference book contains dates of standard and different celebrations. Maybe you were born on National Pickle Day.
(REF DESK 394.26/ CHA/ 2006)
Facts on File: World News Digest with Index. New York: Facts on File, 1986-1994.
(REF/909.82/FAC/1986)
The Value of a Dollar: Prices and Incomes in the United
States, 1860-2004. Millerton, NY: Grey House Publishing, 2004
Selected prices of all types of everyday items with a source, year and description of each item.
(REF 332.41/VAL)
Meltzer, Ellen and Aronson, Marc. Day by Day: The Eighties. New York: Facts on File, 1995. This reference book takes each day provides a paragraph if anything happened in the following categories: World Affairs; Europe; Africa & the Middle East; the Americas; Asia & the Pacific; U.S. Politics & Social Issues; U.S. Foreign Policy & Defense; U.S. Economy & Environment; Science, Technology & Nature; Culture, Leisure & Life Style (REF/909.828/MEL).
Online Databases
Chicago Tribune (http://infoweb.newsbank.com)
Try a Customized Search by entering a general topic (like United States) and then limit the date to the day you were born. (From Jan. 1, 1986 To Jan. 1, 1986) This type of search will give you articles originally printed on that date
(Remote access available for Warren-Newport cardholders).
Chicago Sun Times
(http://infoweb.newsbank.com)
Gives you the
full text of the Chicago Sun Times from 1986 to the present.
(Remote access available to WNPL cardholders.)
Chicago
Tribune Historical Archives
The information in this vast historical archive provides a
unique and fascinating look back at noteworthy issues and events
occurring over the past 150 years. Covers 1849-1984, with some gaps in coverage. Includes printable images of the newspaper's front page.
(Remote access available for Warren-Newport cardholders).
Daily Herald
(http://infoweb.newsbank.com)
Read full-text articles from this suburban newspaper,
exclusive of paid advertisements. Covers
1995-present. (Remote access available to WNPL cardholders.)
Facts.com
From the publishers of Facts on File, this database provides information about world news, issues and controversies. Click on "What Happened That Day" on the left hand side to search for the events of any given day from 1940-present.
(Access from inside
the library or from
home with your WNPL library card number.)
InfoTrac OneFile (http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ccswrk)
InfoTrac OneFile is a good source for finding out more information on a given topic. You can also limit a topic by a specific date by typing it in either of the following formats: January 18, 1986 or 1/18/1986 (Access from inside the library or from home with your WNPL library card number).
World Book Online (http://www.worldbookonline.com/)
Choose Browse, Back In Time-Articles by Year, Choose the Decade, Choose the Year. Browsing the year will give you highlights. You can then search for more information using those topics (Available only through library computers).
Microfilm
The library owns The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Science News, and Scientific American on microfilm. Stop at the Adult Services Desk to be shown how to use the equipment.
Internet Resources
History Channel (http://www.historychannel.com/)(5th and up)
Fill in the blanks in the "What Happened on Your Birthday" section to
find out what happened on any given day. dMarie Time Capsule (http://dmarie.com/timecap/) (4th and up)
After you enter the date, you will find specific date matches for birthdays. You will also find headlines that were important that month and songs and prices that were popular that year.
On
This Day (http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/)
(4th
and up)
Click on the words "Go to a previous date" at the top of
the page to go to a list of days, then click on the date you want to
find out what happened then.
Today in History Archive
(http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/archive.html) (4th and up)
Just choose the day or month you want to browse for detailed information on one event in history.
Who What When
(http://www.sbrowning.com/whowhatwhen/)(5th
and up)
This database of people and
events from 1000 A.D. to the present lets you create graphic timelines of
periods in history and of the lives of individuals.
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