Caldecott Medal Home Page -- annual award sponsored by the American Library Association presented to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children, published during the preceding year
Nobel e-museum -- official web site of the Nobel Foundation; information on all Nobel prize winners
Newbery Medal Home Page -- annual award sponsored by the American Library Association presented to the author of the most distinguished American children's book, published during the preceding year
Official Academy Awards Database -- searchable database presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, dating back to 1927/28
Pulitzer Prize Archive-- search Pulitzer Prize winners by year, category, author, or text. Includes interactive timeline dating back to 1917
American Secular Holidays Calendar -- includes federal holidays and celebrations, current banking holidays, notable dates for planning the year, and other observances
Famous Birthdays -- list of famous birthdays by month, day and name
Free Dictionary.com -- includes about 2 million entries from leading web dictionaries and encyclopedias
Merriam-Webster Online -- online version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition.
OneLook Dictionaries -- allows for easy quick word searches in more than 600 online dictionaries, including general, legal and foreign dictionaries (Hint: narrow search to shorten search time)
Oxford English Dictionary -- the authoritative dictionary of the English language; gives the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over a half million words
