Video and summary by PBS on the violent uprising of February, 2011. The video discusses the fact that Moammar Gadhafi has engaged the military to handle the protests. February, 2011

In February 1950, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy had charged that the Department of State knowingly harbored Communists. Hearings on McCarthy's accusations were held under the chairmanship of Senator Millard Tydings of Maryland. The...

From February 2003, a Q&A discussing damaged tiles and other problems that the Space Shuttle Columbia faced during its re-entry and subsequent explosion.

President Obama addresses Congress with his plan for the economy following his signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Teachers and leaders can utilize the discussion questions provided. February 25, 2009

With fear in the eyes of the nation, NewsHour Extra provides highlights of President Obama's stimulus package followed by discussion questions. February 18, 2009.

News Hour examines the health care problems that are being addressed by a medical assistance program in this report form February, 2006. Many poor and ill people impacted by Hurricane Katrina, are getting much needed help. Video, audio,...

World Cancer Day happens every year in February to educate and raise awareness and funds for cancer research for the millions who are diagnosed every year with the disease.

News story and discussion from February, 2006 covering President George W. Bush's Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and their effectiveness. Audio, Video and transcript of report is available.

This is a very extensive look at the Yalta Conference. Find the problems addressed at the conference, the enumerated possible solutions, the positions each of the Big Three leaders held, and the actual results of the conference. Included...

Article by John E. Bregger, from Monthly Labor Review, January/February 1996. Describes the measurement of self-employment and includes a short analysis of trends in self-employment, covering the period from 1948 to 1996.

On February 26, 1993, at 12:18 p.m., a small cell of terrorists, with links to a local radical mosque and broader Islamist terror networks, detonated about 1,200 pounds of explosives in a rental van in the underground parking garage at...

The Tea Party movement was organized in February 2009, in protest to Obama's stimulus package. This article discusses the movement's link to the original Boston Tea Party, personalities identified with the the movement and their aims....

The Government Accountability Office, a Congress-commissioned investigation group, rips the Bush administration for their lack of leadership and slow response to Hurricane Katrina. In particular, the report is critical of the Secretary...

Often characterized as unstable, Gadhafi's life as ruler of Libya is reviewed. Incidents between the United States and Gadhafi are also covered. A summary and discussion questions are provided. February, 2011

[Free Registration/Login Required] A speech by President Barack Obama proclaiming February 4, 2013 as the 10th Anniversary of the Birth of Rosa Parks. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Scooter Libby, the former White House aide at the center of the Valerie Plame scandal, has his trial date for obstruction of justice and perjury charges set for January, 2007. Article is from February, 2006.

This is primarily a lesson plan, but the reading from The Nation is important in gathering an understanding about how the Egyptian revolution of 2011 actually came to pass. Students can also consider the quotes from Gandhi that are...

This interview examines the background of Ibrahim al-Jaafar and his potential to become Iraq's new leader. (February 22, 2005)

This article analyzes the role of the media in Venezuela and the attempts to remove Hugo Chavez from power in 2004. Dated March 19, 2004.

Obama's plan to direct TARP funds to aid struggling homeowners in the states of Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan and Nevada is announced in this article. Homeowners in these states faced the biggest drops in housing prices and a...

Learn about the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)that was passed on February 05, 1993. It requires companies to provide workers with up to 12 weeks per year of unpaid leave for family and medical emergencies.

Resource describes the Persian Gulf War (2 August 1990 - 28 February 1991) against Iraq led by Saddam Hussein.

Fighting broke out in the Philippines on the night of February 4th, 1899, after an American patrol shot a Filipino guerrilla.

Edwin Denison Morgan (February 8, 1811 - February 14, 1883) was Governor of New York from 1859 to 1862 and served in the United States Senate from 1863 to 1869. He was the first and longest serving chairman of the Republican National...