history of mathematics

I've been a notoriously bad student as of late and tonight I am paying for my bad habits and over-scheduled life. I've just spent the last 5 hours or so researching the history of mathematics and various mathematicians for a portfolio that is required for me to get my teaching certificate. It's a real bitch. Granted, most of it is pretty damn interesting, but I really should have started this research a month ago instead of two days before the project is due. As of this blog post, I am approximately two-thirds of the way through this monster but I still don't understand what the hell Bernoulli numbers have to do with anything.