Today In History
http://www.stevenlberg.info/today/

Professor Steven Berg of Schoolcraft College has been working with his students to create this well-thought-out and interesting website. The purpose of the site is to focus on “only one event each day which is put in a socio-cultural context.” Each day, the site features a new brief on a notable historical event such as the feast of Saint Pope Mark or the opening of the celebrated Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris. While the quality of the student contributions varies (it is, after all, a blog rather than scholarly writing), the mission of the site makes it inspiring for others looking to enlist students in contextualizing and writing about history. In addition, Berg welcomes contributions from outside parties, so those in college settings may wish to inquire further. It’s fun to look through the entries and see what students have profiled so far, and it’s a nice way to learn about various intriguing events in human history. This has been added to Research Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog. From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout 2013. http://scout.wisc.edu/