Mount St. Helens Eruption on May 18, 1980

Mount St. Helens in an active volcano found in the state of Washington in the United States. It is a stratovolcano (or also known as a composite volcano). This landform is a cone-shaped volcano which erupted forty years ago on May 18, 1980. It was the largest and most destructive volcanic eruption in United States history.

Videos
Footage of the 1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption - Smithsonian Magazine

Mt. St. Helens Eruption May 18, 1980

Read more about this eruption at 1980 Cataclysmic Eruption.

Have some fun with volcanoes by creating your own baking soda and vinegar miniature volcano. I have some links on this page.

World Heritage List: UNESCO

Are you studying a particular country? Do you want to learn more about this country? You can go to the below link to find out more.
World Heritage List: UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

Pharaoh Ramesses VI Tomb in 3D

https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=NeiMEZa9d93&mls=1

May 11, 1751 Pennsylvania Hospital Founded

Pennsylvania Hospital was founded on May 11, 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond.

History of Pennsylvania Hospital
This includes: historical timeline, virtual tour, lesson plans, etc. 

United States Virtual Tours

Here are some virtual tours of these famous sites located in the United States.

United States Capitol
Architect's Virtual Capitol
Visit the Capitol

Glenn Research Center - NASA
Ohio

National Aquarium Virtual Tours
Baltimore Maryland
Washington D.C.

National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour - Smithsonian
Washington, D.C.

Pennsylvania Hospital Virtual Tour
Pennsylvania

Statue of Liberty Virtual Tour
New York

United States Botanic Garden Virtual Tour
Washington D.C.

Yosemite National Park
Virtual Yosemite
California

Yellowstone National Park
Explore the Fort Yellowstone Historic District
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming

Victory in Europe - VE Day 75 Years Later

Today is the anniversary of 75 years after the Victory in Europe (V-E) Day. There are videos on the Commemorative Air Force website. The CAF video is also available on YouTube.

They had a Commemorative Air Force conducted a flyover for the anniversary in the Phoenix area.

This isn't a very good photo. This is a good as I could get since it wasn't closer to our house and I used my phone with limited zoom capabilities.

Here are two photos my son took with his camera with zoom capabilities.

On This Day: April 18

Here are some events that took place on April 18th.

1923
The Yankee Stadium officially opened on Wednesday, April 18, 1923. It was the Yankees' first home game, against the Boston Red Sox.

Links
Yankee Stadium (1923)

1955
Albert Einstein died on April 18, 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. He was a German-American physicist that was born on March 14, 1879.

Links
Albert Einstein

1977
Alex Haley was awarded a Pulitzer Prize on April 18, 1977. He is the author of "Roots". My father had a genealogy conference and our family meet him.

Links
Alex Haley: The 1977 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Special Awards and Citations

Mr. Nussbaum

https://mrnussbaum.com

Titanic

The RMS Titanic sank 108 years ago on April 15, 1912.

Here are some resources to remember what happened on this day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHJ8DwXlFyQ&fbclid=
https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/titanic-museum 
https://www.teachingpacks.co.uk/guides/titanic
http://test.nmni.com/On-Board/Activities-on-board.html
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/titanic-resources-7528196
https://www.teachingwithamountainview.com/2015/03/titanic-lessons-experiments-activities.html
http://www.theteachersguide.com/Titanic.html
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/SearchResults.aspx?SearchText=titanic

https://titanicpigeonforge.com/education.../other-resources
This includes two downloads. One is for the T is for Titanic Teacher’s Guide and the other is The Sinking of the RMS Titanic powerpoint presentation. There is a list of books on the Titanic on this page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlXYqoRRFts&fbc=
Kids might enjoy this video on the Titanic.

World Virtual Tours

Here is a list of virtual tours located throughout the world. This post will be updated as I locate more sites. Enjoy!

The World
http://3dmekanlar.com/sites.html

Egypt
Pharaoh Ramesses VI
https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=NeiMEZa9d93&mls=1

Pyramids
http://3dmekanlar.com/en/the-pyramids.html

France
Paris
https://www.parisvirtualtour.com

France
https://www.virtourist.com/europe/france/index.html

Eiffel Tower
https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument
https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/explore
http://www.3dmekanlar.com/en/eiffel-tower.html

Lascaux Cave
https://archeologie.culture.fr/lascaux/en/visit-cave

https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne

Italy
https://www.italyguides.it/en

Musei Vaticani
http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html

Pompeii
https://www.italyguides.it/en/campania/pompeii

This video is in Italian. If you don't speak Italian, you can view the images in the video.
I have included a quietube link for those that don't want distraction. quietube might not work in some browsers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=90&v=8vlqgICPGXA
http://quietube7.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=90&v=8vlqgICPGXA

United Kingdom (UK)
Buckingham Palace
https://www.royal.uk/virtual-tours-buckingham-palace

Windsor Castle
https://www.royal.uk/virtual-tours-windsor-castle

United States
On this blog.