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 ANCIENT WORLD HISTORY
- Ancient Cultures
www.multcolib.org/homework/anchsthc.html
Choose the ancient or classical culture you are exploring and then link to valuable sites that should be helpful.
- Ancient Egypt Webquest
www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm
Daily life, mummies, archeology, and games.
- Ancient History Links
www.schoolmarm.org/historybits/ancient
This ancient world site focuses on Mesopotamia, Greek, Roman, and Egyptian history.
- Ancient History Sourcebook
www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html
Read about the history of Egypt, Persia, Israel, Rome, Mesopotamia, and more.
- Exploring Ancient World Cultures
eawc.evansville.edu
Some of the ancient cultures whose history is detailed here are the Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, and Rome.
- Eyewitness: Ancient World
www.eyewitnesstohistory.com
Highlights of this site are features on Alexander, Caesar and Nero and information on Pompeii, everyday life in Ancient Greece, and the burning of Rome.
- Female Heroes and Rulers
www.womeninworldhistory.com
Learn more about these women who have shaped history.
- King Tut's Face Unveiled to the World
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7077423.stm
November, 2007, article about the unmasking of King Tut.
- Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption
www.fieldmuseum.org/pompeii
Images of selected artifacts, casts and frescoes are included in this companion site to an exhibit at the Chicago Field Museum.
Egypt
- Ancient Egypt
www.ancientegypt.co.uk
This British Museum feature includes data on Egyptian life, geography, gods and goddesses, the pharaohs, pyramids, writing, and more.
- Cyber Mummy
www.usd116.org/ums/projects/cybermummy
Unlock the mysteries of this mummy, which is stored at the University of Illinois.
- Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/index.htmll
Daily life, mummies, archeology, and games.
- Egypt Antiquities Information
touregypt.net/egyptantiquities
Check out the Egyptian tall tales, trivia, and original stories included here.
- Egyptian Art and Archaeology
www.memphis.edu/egypt
Check out the color tour of Egypt and the exhibit of Egyptian artifacts.
- Egyptian Kings
www.touregypt.net/kings.htm
Kings, governors, and other rulers grouped by dynasty.
- Explore Ancient Egypt
www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt
Resource for information on archeology, daily life, mummies, and hieroglyphs.
- Exploring Ancient World Cultures
eawc.evansville.edu
Included here are the categories of general history, places, rulers, culture, religion, and writing.
- Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt
www.eyelid.co.uk
Pyramids, mummies, hieroglyphs, and more are discussed here.
- Mummies of Ancient Egypt
www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy
Discusses how mummies were made, who the mummies were, the afterlife, hieroglyphs, and includes a timeline.
- Pyramids
www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids
National Geographic's exploration of the pyramids.
- Pyramids: The Inside Story
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid
Learn all about pyramids and their excavation.
- Treasures of Tutankhamen
www.humanities-interactive.org/ancient/tut
Vast site with findings from the discovery of the tomb and its contents. Includes learning games and teacher resources.
Greece
- Ancient City of Athens
www.stoa.org/athens
Photographs of archaeological explorations of Ancient Greece.
- Ancient Greece
library.thinkquest.org/17709
Covered here are Greek language, alphabet, structures, sports, myths, wars and cities.
- Ancient Greece
www.arwhead.com/Greeks
Site includes information on philosophy, drama, the arts and athletics.
- Ancient Greece by History Link
www.historylink101.com/ancient_greece.htm
Biographies, features on art and daily life, as well as maps and historical items are here.
- Ancient Greece for Kids
www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks
The science, food, language and clothing of the Greeks are discussed, with a timeline included.
- Ancient History Sourcebook Greece
www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook07.html
Religion, philosophy, art, literature, slavery and education are some of the topics on this site.
- Didaskalia Ancient Theater
didaskalia.open.ac.uk
Ancient theater and its influence on the stage today.
- EAWC Chronology Greece
eawc.evansville.edu/chronology/grpage.htm
This is an index to Internet resources on Ancient Greece.
- Greeks Crucible of Civilization
www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks
Key events in Greek civilization are included on a timeline along with other information on the Acropolis.
- Minoan Civilization
www.dilos.com/location/13406
Information about different periods during this ancient civilization.
- Minoan Civilization
www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0833328.html
Ancient Cretan culture.
- Minoan Civilization
www.bartleby.com/65/mi/Minoanci.html
More information on this Cretan culture.
- Minoan History
www.wsu.edu/~dee/MINOA/HISTORY.HTM
Civilization from Crete.
- Minoan Palace
www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/aegean/pre-greece/minoan/minoan.html
Information about this ancient Greek civilization.
- Skenotheke: Images of the Ancient Stage
homepage.usask.ca/~jrp638/skenotheke.html
Information on the theaters of ancient times, as well as links to other Web resources on plays of the time.
- Sparta Reconsidered
elysiumgates.com/~helena/
Take a closer look at this civilization.
- Theater and Drama in Ancient Greece
www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Theatre_History/Theahis_2.html
Explains theater in Ancient Greece and includes valuable links to other sites.
- Trojan War
www.timelessmyths.com/classical/trojanwar.html
Read about this event from Greek mythology.
- Trojan War
www.stanford.edu/~plomio/history.html
History of the event.
- Trojan War
ancienthistory.about.com/cs/troyilium/a/trojanwar.htm
Learn about this event from classical history.
Rome
- Ancient Rome
www.crystalinks.com/rome.html
Highlights of many facets of Roman life.
- Encyclopedia Romana
penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/index.html
Roman information.
- Punic War
www.redrampant.com/roma/punicwars.html
Timeline of this event.
- Roman Empire
www.roman-empire.net
Vast information on Rome including its founding, kings, early emperors, and final decline and collapse.
- Roman Empire
www.resourcesforhistory.com/map.htm
Interactive map site.
- Roman Empire
www.pbs.org/empires/romans/index.html
History from the first century.
- Timeline: Ancient Rome
www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html
Chronology of the history of Ancient Rome with links to other Internet sites.
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BIOGRAPHY
- 20th Century Great American Business Leaders
www.hbs.edu/leadership/database/
Browse this database by name, birthplace, industry, etc.
- 4,000 Years of Women in Science
crux.astr.ua.edu/4000WS
Over 100 inventors, scholars, writers, mathematicians, and astronomers are covered here.
- A&E’s Biography
www.biography.com
You can search through the Biography Channel’s database of over 25,000 people.
- Academy of Achievement
www.achievement.org/autodoc/pagegen/index.html
Achievers are listed by category: arts, business, public service, science, sports, etc.
- American Presidency
gi.grolier.com/presidents
History of presidents, the presidency, politics, and more.
- American Presidency Project
www.presidency.ucsb.edu
Over 75,000 documents relating to the study of the Presidency.
- American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html
Biographical information about each president, with links to data on the time period they served.
- American President
www.americanpresident.org
Information on the presidents includes a biography, listing of advisors and cabinet members, and a timeline of pertinent events in their administrations.
- Behind the Name
www.behindthename.com
Learn about the etymology and history of first names.
- Biographies
www.multcolib.org/homework/biohc.html
Links to vast amounts of biographical data can be found here.
- Biographies of Notable Women
www.infoplease.com/spot/womenhistbios.html
Search by area of expertise.
- Biography Center
www.biography-center.com
Over 20,000 biographies are included here.
- Biography Dictionary
www.s9.com/biography
Detailed biographies are included in this collection.
- Celeb Site
abcnews.go.com/sections/entertainment
See if you can find links to your favorite celebrity on this ABC News site.
- Distinguished Women
www.distinguishedwomen.com
Search by name or subject to learn about these women who have shaped our culture.
- Female Heroes and Rulers
www.womeninworldhistory.com
Learn more about these women who have shaped history.
- First Ladies
www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/index.html
The First Ladies are arranged in order by date. Read about them and also receive links to other pertinent sites.
- From Revolution to Reconstruction
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/
American History from colonial to modern times!
- George Washington: A National Treasure
georgewashington.si.edu/
Biographical info on Washington.
- Gerald Ford
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyid=6685289
Info on the former President from NPR.
- Great Economists
www.frbsf.org/publications/education/unfrmd.great/greattimes.html
Ten important economists are profiled here.
- History Central Biographies
www.historycentral.com/bio/index.html
These history makers include generals, presidents, first ladies and important people of the 20th century.
- Houdini
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/houdini
The famous escape artist!
- International Museum of Women
www.imow.org
This site is maintained by the San Francisco museum dedicated to women.
- Island of Freedom
www.island-of-freedom.com
Profiled here are philosophers, poets, artists, composers and more.
- Martin Luther King Biography
nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
Information on the great Civil Rights leader.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
www.mlkmemorial.org
Learn about this planned memorial.
- MLK - Biographical Sketch
www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/mlk/srs218.html
Important dates in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- National Academy of Science Biographies
www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=MEMOIRS_A,
Biographies of this group's deceased members.
- National Women’s Hall of Fame
www.greatwomen.org
Learn about the great women that have been inducted.
- National Women’s History Project
www.nwhp.org
Read about these famous American women!
- Nobel Prize Internet Archive
www.almaz.com
Information on all prize winners is included. Prizes are awarded in literature, physics, chemistry, peace, economics and physiology/medicine.
- People Spot
www.peoplespot.com
A collection of unusual biographies is included, as is a reverse directory and e-mail finder.
- Presidential Debates
www.debates.org
Pages here summarize major historical political debates.
- Presidential Libraries
www.ibiblio.org/lia/president
In addition to virtual tours of the Presidential libraries, there are links to websites on the presidents and First Ladies.
- Presidents Index
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/
Biographical data is included, as well as documents, writings or speeches relating to them.
- Reagan
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reagan
Former President Reagan’s life is profiled in this companion to a PBS documentary.
- Think! Baby Names
www.thinkbabynames.com
Find information on the origin, meaning and history of first names.
- Time 100
www.time.com/time/time100/
See if you agree with Time magazine’s most important people list.
- Time Person of the Year
www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/archive/stories
Lists from 1927.
- Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr.
www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/mlking.htm
Learn about Dr. King here.
- Vice Presidents of the United States
www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Vice_President.htm
Biographies of all vice presidents are included.
- Wilson Bentley
www.snowflakebentley.com/index.htm
Scientist first credited with studying and photographing snow crystals.
- Women Adventurers
www.infoplease.com/spot/whmbios13.html
Celebrate Women’s History Month by checking out the information on these ladies.
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GENERAL HISTORY
- Archives of History and Historical Resources
www.odinscastle.org
Vast array of historical links. The links are arranged chronologically.
- Asian History Sources
www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/asian.html
Collections of primary sources from Asian countries.
- Asian Odyssey
www.clevelandart.org/educef/asianodyssey/html/
Lessons to learn about Chinese and Japanese culture.
- Atlas Maps
www.nationalatlas.gov
Provides a maplike view of data collected by the federal government.
- BBC Archaeology
www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/
Learn about carbon dating, the exhumation of human remains or building an Iron Age structure.
- BBC History
www.bbc.co.uk/history/
Ancient history, British history and modern history.
- Beijing Olympics
en.beijing2008.cn/education/curriculum/
Official site of the games.
- Best History Sites
www.besthistorysites.net
Check out this special search engine for history links.
- Chronicling America
www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/
Historic American newspapers are being made available here.
- Costume History
www.costumepage.org/tcpinfo2.html
Clothing history arranged chronologically, from ancient times until the present.
- Election Resources
www.ipl.org/div/election/
Voting and election resources.
- Eyewitness: American Originals from National Archives
www.usnews.com/usnews/news/features/eyewitness
Learn about American history from those who lived it.
- Facing History and Ourselves
www.facinghistory.org
Find resources for teaching about genocide and mass violence.
- Frontline Diplomacy
memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/diplomacy/index.html
Interviews with U.S. diplomatic representatives.
- Historical Maps Web Sites
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html
This site is a collection of links to maps of places from an earlier time.
- History Central
www.historycentral.com
Historical information may be chosen by time period, war, nation, etc. Many links to biographical data on historical figures are included.
- History Channel
www.historychannel.com
Not just a television site, this also has valuable classroom activities, a history quiz, and the popular "This Day in History" feature.
- History Detectives
www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives
This is the site that corresponds to the 10-part television series devoted to solving historical mysteries.
- History of Costume
www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/COSTUME1_INDEX.HTML
Graphics that depict various costumes are arranged by time period from ancient years forward.
- History of Fashion, Food, Sports
www.teacheroz.com/fashion.htm
This site has a multitude of links to fashion history information.
- History of the Supreme Court
www.historyofsupremecourt.org/
Learn about our nation's highest court.
- History Timelines
www.decades.com/
Search the century by decade.
- Indo Com: How Far Is It?
www.indo.com/distance
If you put in two place names, you can calculate the distance between them here.
- Islam Project
www.theislamproject.com
Learn about this religion here.
- National Park Service
www.nps.gov
Variety of resources about our great national parks.
- News Hour: Vote 2008
www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008
2008 election updates.
- On This Day
www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday
Find out what happened on this day in history.
- Secrets of Lost Empires
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires
Companion to the NOVA series.
- Secrets of the Dead
www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/index.html
Companion to the PBS series about historical incidents.
- Smithsonian Photography Initiative
photography.si.edu
From the famous museum complex.
- Timelines of History
www.timelinesdb.com/
Search by word, subject or period.
- Today in History
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/archive.html
Another site that allows you to find out historical events for a certain date.
- Why do Civilizations Fall?
www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/index.html
What archaeologists have found at some historic sites.
- World Flag Database
www.flags.net
There is much information here beyond just maps. Data on countries includes area, population, currency, languages, etc.
- World Gazetteer
www.world-gazetteer.com
Current population figures for locations worldwide.
- Xpedition Hall
www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall
Museum of geographic journeys.
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HOLOCAUST
- America and the Holocaust
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/holocaust/
Companion to PBS piece.
- Anne Frank Teacher Workbook
www.uen.org/annefrank/
Lesson plans and readings.
- Auschwitz Museum
www.auschwitz-muzeum.oswiecim.pl/html/eng/start/index.html
Memorial and museum site for Nazi concentration camp.
- Cybrary of the Holocaust
remember.org/
Images, exhibits, education links.
- Elie Wiesel Teacher Resources
falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/wiesel.htm
Read biographical data on this Nobel Peace Prize winner or extend your learning by exploring some of the additional links.
- Holocaust
history1900s.about.com/library/holocaust/blholocaust.htm?once=true&
About.com's collection of links on the Holocaust.
- Holocaust Album
www.rongreene.com/holo.html
Collection of historical and contemporary photographs.
- Holocaust Art Restitution Project
www.lostart.org/
What happened to the art that disappeared during the Holocaust?
- Holocaust Chronicle
www.holocaustchronicle.org/
Companion to the book of the same name.
- Holocaust Encyclopedia
www.ushmm.org/wlc/en
From the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Holocaust Museum Houston
www.hmh.org/
Exhibits, events and programs.
- Holocaust Teacher Resource Center
www.holocaust-trc.org/
Essays and lessons plans.
- Holocaust Timeline
www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html
A year-by-year timeline of the Holocaust.
- Holocaust: A Tragic Legacy
library.thinkquest.org/12663/
Background information, timeline, and more.
- Jewish Virtual Library
www.us-israel.org/jsource/holo.html
Dozens of links are available here to study the Holocaust.
- Last Expression: Art And Auschwitz
lastexpression.northwestern.edu/
Music, theater, art, architecture.
- Letters to Sala: A Young Woman's Life in Nazi Labor Camps
www.nypl.org/research/chss/sala/index.html
Experiences from seven different Nazi labor camps.
- Life After the Holocaust
www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/life_after_holocaust/
Stories of survival.
- Literature of the Holocaust
www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/Holocaust/holhome.html
Read these pieces.
- Missing Identity
www.missing-identity.net/
People are still trying to locate information from their past here.
- Museum of Tolerance
motlc.wiesenthal.com
This learning center features text and photograph entries, as well as virtual exhibits and teacher resources.
- Night by Elie Wiesel Teacher Cyberguide
www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/night/nighttg.html
Supplemental unit developed by teachers.
- Rescuers from the Holocaust
www.humboldt.edu/~rescuers
It is revealed here how certain individuals, at extreme danger to themselves and their families, chose to assist Jewish people.
- Rise of Adolf Hitler
www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler
Twenty-four chapters about the life of Hitler.
- Shamash: The Jewish Internet Consortium Holocaust Home Page
www.shamash.org/holocaust/
Links to other Holocaust information sites.
- Teach With Movies: Learning Guide to Anne Frank
www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/diary-of-anne-frank.html
Help with teaching the classic movie.
- Teach With Movies: Learning Guide to Schindler's List
www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/schindlers-list.html
Tool for teachers and parents.
- Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
fcit.coedu.usf.edu/Holocaust/
Teacher resources and student activities.
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
www.ushmm.org/
Vast resources on the Holocaust.
- U.S. Holocaust Museum Learning
www.ushmm.org/outreach
This site uses text, images, photographs and maps to tell the story of the Holocaust.
- Voices of the Holocaust
voices.iit.edu/
Project from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
- Women and the Holocaust
www.njch.org/holocaust
Educational resource for teachers of the Holocaust.
- Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
www.yadvashem.org/
Helping to document Jewish history during the Holocaust.
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MEDIEVAL HISTORY
- Black Death
www.fidnet.com/~weid/plague.htm
Get your information on the Plague that lasted from 1348 to 1350.
- Book of Gode Cookery: Medieval Recipe Translations
www.godecookery.com/mtrans/mtrans.htm
Medieval recipes are categorized here by type, such as dessert, meat, soup, etc.
- Castles of Britain
www.castles-of-britain.com
This site is dedicated to preserving these British historical relics.
- Castles of France
www.a-castle-for-rent.com/castles
More than 50 French castles are featured here.
- Castles on the Web
www.castlesontheweb.com
Tours, photos, and other sites relating to castles.
- Center for Disease Control - Plague
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/plague/index.htm
Learn about the history and background of the Plague.
- Crusades
crusades.boisestate.edu
History during the time of the crusades is discussed, as well as the seven Crusades.
- Crusades and Islam
www.mrdowling.com/606islam.html
Information about the Crusades, their purpose and the subsequent change in Western European attitudes are featured.
- Early British Kingdoms
www.britannia.com/history/h12.html
The historical evidence for the existence of Arthur is included, as well as biographies of Arthurian characters and maps/additional readings.
- Feudal Life
www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/feudal.html
This site covers the health, religion, homes, clothing and entertainment of people living in the Middle Ages.
- Footwear of the Middle Ages
www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOME.HTM
What did the people of the Middle Ages wear on their feet and how were those items made?
- Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
www.netserf.org
This site covers archaeology, literature, architecture, art, music, religion, culture, drama, science and more.
- Internet Medieval Sourcebook
www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
Thousands of sources are available here on the study of this time period.
- King Arthur and Matter of Britain
legends.dm.net/kingarthur
This is one group’s choice as the "best" sources for information on Arthur.
- Labyrinth
labyrinth.georgetown.edu
Choose the category of Medieval times that interests you: cookery, armor, gardens, magic, medicine, etc.
- Medieval Atlas
www.historymedren.about.com/homework/historymedren/library/weekly/aa071000a.htm
Select your map by topic, region, name, century or city.
- Medieval Castles
www.medieval-castles.net
Castle history, defenses and architecture are featured on this site.
- Medieval English Towns
www.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/towns.html
Information about English towns during the time of the Middle Ages.
- Medieval Europe
history.boisestate.edu/westciv/medieval/
Many sources of information about Medieval Europe are chronicled here.
- Middle Ages
www.eyewitnesstohistory.com
This time is studied through a series of events of the period.
- O.R.B. for Medieval Studies
www.the-orb.net
Collaborative effort by many Medieval scholars to provide information through the Internet.
- Plague
www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/plague
Origins, causes and effects of the plague are covered.
- Plague (2)
www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/plague.html
This terrible event in European history is discussed.
- Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe
jefferson.village.virginia.edu/osheim/intro.html
Site covers the problem of epidemic disease in Western Europe between 1348 and 1530.
- Renaissance Architecture
www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/renaissance.html
Information about and pictures of examples of Medieval architecture.
- Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet
Explores the topic of experiencing a medieval siege: arms, life in the castle, etc.
- Spartacus Medieval
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Medieval.htm
Medieval warfare, monarchs, farming and literature are some of the topics featured here.
- Welcome to the Middle Ages
historymedren.about.com/library/weekly/aa051799.htm?once=true&
Explore the fascinating times of Medieval Europe.
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U.S. HISTORY - GENERAL
- 20th Century History
melvil.chicousd.org/decsg.html
General resources for 20th century study.
- 80s Server
www.80s.com
Links to some resources from this time.
- Ad Access Database
scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess/browse.html
Advertisements in 5 main categories.
- America's Story From America's Library
www.americaslibrary.gov/
Library of Congress' stories of America's past.
- American Experience: Surviving the Dustbowl
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/amex/dustbowl/
Companion to PBS piece.
- American History 102
us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/
From Civil War to the present.
- American Memory Collection Finder
memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse
Search all of the Library of Congress collections.
- American Photography: A Century of Images
www.pbs.org/ktca/americanphotography/
Collection of photos from our century.
- American Presidency
ap.grolier.com
Links to many resources and sites.
- American Social History Project
www.ashp.cuny.edu
Learn about the past here.
- American Studies Crossroads Project
crossroads.georgetown.edu/
Links to learning in the history and culture classroom.
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
bensguide.gpo.gov/
For educators, parents and students.
- Biography of America
www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/
Chronicles various time periods in U.S. History.
- Census Atlas of the United States
www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/censusatlas/
Atlas of population and housing with over 800 maps
- Constitution Resources
www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=19
Information on our U.S. Constitution.
- Conversations With History
globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/
Interviews that you can search by guest or date.
- Costume Gallery
www.costumegallery.com/
Links to over 9000 sites and 38000 images.
- Discovering Lewis & Clark
www.lewis-clark.org/
Issues, journal excerpts, history and the expedition.
- dMarie Time Capsule
www.dmarie.com/timecap/
1800-2002 information.
- E Pluribus Unum Project (1770s, 1850s, 1920s)
www.assumption.edu/ahc
1770s, 1850s. 1920s - critical periods in U.S. History.
- ESPNs Sports Century
espn.go.com/sportscentury/
Classic moments and top athletes.
- Famous Trials
www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/ftrials.htm
Legal action from B.C. through 2000.
- Fashion, Food, Fun
www.teacheroz.com/fashion.htm
Links to many sites on these topics.
- Federation of American Scientists: Nuclear Resources
www.fas.org/nuke/index.html
Information on weapons of mass destruction.
- Fifty Years of Coca Cola Advertisements
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ccmphtml/colahome.html
All you want to know about Coke!
- Film History by the Decade
www.filmsite.org/filmh.html
Look up your favorites here.
- FindLaw: Supreme Court Opinions
www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Search by year or volume.
- Food Timeline
www.foodtimeline.org
Links to information on food throughout time.
- Gov Spot
www.govspot.com/
Links to government branches, news and more.
- Grammy Awards
www.grammy.com/
Get information on music industry awards here.
- Historic New England
www.historicnewengland.org/
Online photo exhibits, listings of historic properties and access to the Historic New England Magazine.
- Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm
Check out these maps.
- Historical United States Census Data Browser
fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus
Census statistics by year or geographical area.
- History Central: 20th Century
www.historycentral.com/20th/index.html
Year by year information.
- History Central: America's Wars
www.historycentral.com/wars.html
From the Revolution to the Iraq war.
- History in Song
www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2/history.html
From the Revolution to the 1960s.
- History Matters
historymatters.gmu.edu
Gateway to web resources.
- History Net
www.thehistorynet.com
“Where history lives on the web."
- History of Eating Utensils
www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/utensil/
Search this collection's database.
- History of the American West
memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/
Photographs from the Library of Congress collection portray life in the West.
- History Place
www.historyplace.com
Dedicated to those who enjoy history.
- Hollywood Ten
www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/blacklist.html
1950s movie blacklist.
- How Much Is That Worth Today?
www.eh.net/hmit
Compare values of things during different time periods.
- Hypertext on American History
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/index.htm
Biographies on various historical figures.
- I Hear America Singing
www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas.cgi
Companion to the PBS piece.
- Images of American Political History
teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/
Images in the public domain.
- Internet Movie Database "In This Year . . ."
us.imdb.com/Sections/Years/
Search movies by year.
- It Seems Like Yesterday
www.itseemslikeyesterday.com/
Articles on baby boomers, etc.
- Lewis & Clark at National Geographic
www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisclark/index.html
National Geographic tale of this adventure.
- Lewis and Clark:Journey of the Corps of Discovery
www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
PBS Companion.
- Life Magazine's Top 100 Events of the Last Millennium
www.pathfinder.com/Life/millennium/events/100.html
A best list from this magazine.
- Links to the Past
www.cr.nps.gov
National Park Service historical link.
- Living History Sites
www.stepintohistory.com
This site features over 500 places in our country where history is the focus: battlefields, historic districts, reenacting resources, etc.
- Look at the Population Density of the United States
www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g912/density.html
Learn how population is distributed in our nation.
- Maps in Our Lives
www.loc.gov/exhibits/maps/
Online exhibition of American maps.
- Millennium: The Best
www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/millennium/m1/
From the New York Times.
- Multnomah Homework Center: American History
www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/amhsthc.html
Portals to many other sources.
- National Security Archive
www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv
Research library and archive of declassified American documents.
- National Womens History Project
www.nwhp.org
Biographies of women honored here are available.
- New Americans
www.pbs.org/kcet/newamericans/
Immigration info.
- Nobel Prize Internet Archive
nobelprizes.com/nobel/
Lists of winners.
- North American Map Archive
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/
Maps from 1783 to 1898.
- Patterns of Our Lives: American History
www.ibiblio.org/cisco/tour2.html
Links to numerous history sources.
- People's Century: Episodes
www.pbs.org/wgbh/peoplescentury/about/index.html
Events of these 100 years.
- Places Where Women Made History
www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/pwwmh/
National Historic Register sites important in women's history.
- Popular Songs in American History
www.contemplator.com/america/index.html
Tunes and lyrics of common songs.
- Posters American Style
nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/posters/mainmenu.html
Graphic images throughout American history.
- POTUS: Presidents of the United States
www.ipl.org/div/potus/
From the Internet Public Library.
- Race for the Superbomb
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb
American Experience PBS piece.
- Repositories of Primary Sources
www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html
This is a listing of over 5,000 websites that feature manuscripts, archives and more about U.S. history.
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
www.rockhall.com/home/default.asp
All about your favorite musician.
- Silent Film Sources
www.cinemaweb.com/silentfilm/
Find your preferred movie from the birth of the cinema industry.
- Spartacus Encyclopedia of U.S. History
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USA.htm
1840-1980.
- Statistical Abstract
www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Statistics on social, political and economic organization.
- Teaching American History
www.smithsoniansource.org/
Sources from the Smithsonian.
- Their American History: U.S. History and Culture
memory.loc.gov/
Collections on architecture, maps, presidents, African Americans and others are included.
- ThisNation
www.thisnation.com/
Information about politics and government in the U.S.
- TIME 100: 1900 vs. Now
www.pathfinder.com/time/time100/timewarp/timewarp.html
How our world has changed.
- Twentieth Century America
members.aol.com/TeacherNet/20Cen.html
Links to many other sites.
- Twentieth Century History
history1900s.about.com
Timeline, links to people, photos.
- U.S. Historical Documents
www.law.ou.edu/ushist.html
Chronology of U.S. Documents.
- U.S. History.org
www.ushistory.org
Created by the Independence Hall Association, Philadelphia.
- We Shall Overcome
www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/
Historic places of the Civil Rights Movement.
- Welcome to West Web
www.library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/
Study the American West here.
- White House Historical Assocation
www.whitehousehistory.org/
Take a virtual field trip here!
- Who's Who in American History
us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/bios/bios.html
Civil War to the present.
- Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize
www.almaz.com/nobel/peace/peace.html
Chronological listing.
- Wise Guide: It's Fun to Know History
www.loc.gov/wiseguide/
This online magazine is updated monthly.
- Women's History
www.evergreen.edu/library/govdocs/hotopics/womenshistory/index.html
Links to Women's History Month resources.
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U.S. HISTORY TIME PERIODS
- 1492: Age of Exploration
- 1492 Exhibit
www.ibiblio.org/expo/1492.exhibit/Intro.html
Site examines the first contacts between American people and European explorers.
- Alexander the Great to Vespucci
www.multcolib.org/homework/alphaexp.html
Data on explorers, arranged alphabetically.
- Columbus Navigation
www.columbusnavigation.com
The history, navigation and landfall of Christopher Columbus.
- Discoverers Web
www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery
This resource features information about many explorers, including Columbus.
- Discovery and Exploration
memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/dsxphome.html
Manuscripts and maps are used to document the exploration.
- European Explorers
www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/exage.htm
General resources are listed for the study of European exploration.
- Indians' Discovery of Columbus
www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1992/2/92.02.01.x.html
Events are examined from the point of view of the Indians in this treatment.
- Spain Comes to America
www.ecb.org/tracks/mod2.htm
The first explorers to America are discussed, along with their influence on colonizing it.
- Spanish Conquest of America
www.floridahistory.com
Conquest trails that wind among 14 states are discussed here.
1600-1770: Colonialism
- 13 Originals
www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html
Documents, maps and links to sites about this time period.
- 1755 French and Indian War
web.syr.edu/~laroux
The war is covered year by year. There are soldier and company listings and a glossary of terms used.
- 18th Century Resources
andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/
Choose your topic: art, history, music, etc.
- About Pilgrims
www.pilgrims.net/native_americans/massasoit.html
Learn about all of the major settlers and Indians involved with Plymouth.
- Agriculture Rules the South
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1990/ch1_p8.htm
Outline of farming's importance.
- American Centuries: View from New England
memorialhall.mass.edu/
Artifacts and documents from New England.
- American Journeys
www.americanjourneys.org/
Eyewitness accounts of early American settlement.
- American Revolution and its Era
memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/armhtml/armhome.html
Maps and charts of North America and the West Indies 1750-1789.
- Archives of Maryland Online
www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/html/
Access to over 400,000 documents.
- Background to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
www.ushistory.org/pennsylvania/index.html
Brief history of the Commonwealth.
- Biographies of Historical Persons Related to American History
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B
A-Z search list.
- Boston Massacre
www.earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre.html
Look at Paul Revere's work.
- Boston Massacre
www.bostonmassacre.net
Read about this event.
- Boston Massacre
americanhistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa041401a.htm
Learn about it from this site.
- Boston Massacre
www.u-s-history.com/pages/h644.html
Another site about this event.
- Boston Tea Party
www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/teaparty.htm
Eyewitness account of the event.
- Boston Tea Party
www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/teaparty.htm
Read about this 1773 event.
- Boston Tea Party
www.bostonteapartyship.com/history.asp
Background on this historical happening.
- Brief History of Jamestown
www.apva.org/history/index.html
Exhibits and resources too.
- Brief History of the French and Indian War
www.philaprintshop.com/frchintx.html
Learn about this event.
- Captain Thomas Preston's Account of the Boston Massacre
www.let.rug.nl/usa/D/1751-1775/bostonmassacre/prest.htm
Read what he has to say.
- Chronology of U. S. Historical Documents - Stamp Act
www.law.ou.edu/ushistory/stamp.shtml
From the University of Oklahoma.
- Classics of American Colonial History
www.dinsdoc.com/colonial-3.htm
Documents listed by subject.
- Colonial America K-12 Resources
falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/colonial.htm
Resources for students that chronicle the time from 1600 to 1775 in America.
- Colonial America: State Histories
falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/colonial.htm#D2
Explore these links for the 13 colonies.
- Colonial Customs Link
members.aol.com/TeacherNet/Colonial.html
Some topics covered included culture, recipes, money, newspapers, law, trade, ships and tobacco.
- Colonial Hall
www.colonialhall.com
Biographies and historical documents focus on the Founding Fathers.
- Colonial Links
www.multcolib.org/homework/amhsthc.html#17th
Links to megasites.
- Colonial Williamsburg
www.history.org
Experience the life of colonial times through this living museum.
- Colonial Williamsburg Online Podcasts
www.history.org/media/podcasts.cfm
Podcasts from the living history museum.
- Early America
www.earlyamerica.com
Your window to 18th-century America can open here.
- First English Settlement
statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/ncsites/english1.htm
From the 1580s.
- Founding Fathers
www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html
Biographies of delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
- French and Indian War
www.frenchandindianwar250.org
Relive this event.
- Georgia History
www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahist.htm
Links to various periods in Georgia history.
- Guide to Historic Virginia
freenet.vcu.edu/tourism/histrich/histrich.html
Central Virginia information.
- Historical Maps of the U.S.
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html
Large collection of historical maps.
- James Edward Oglethorpe
www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/jeo300/contents.htm
Information on this Georgia founder's life.
- Jamestown 2007
www.jamestown2007.org/
America's anniversary website.
- Jamestown Fort
www.apva.org/ngex
Explores the history of the first English permanent settlement in the New World.
- Jamestown Rediscovery
www.apva.org
This group is documenting its archaeological project to unearth the remains of 1607-1698 Jamestown.
- Liberty!
www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_boston1774.html
From the PBS series on the American Revolution.
- Map Collections: American Memory
memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
Covers 1500-2004.
- Mayflower Web Pages
www.mayflowerhistory.com
Read about passengers, history and genealogy of the Mayflower travelers.
- Money in North American History
www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/northamerica.html
Read about the money used during Colonial times.
- Monticello
www.monticello.org
Explore Thomas Jefferson's stately home.
- Mount Vernon
www.mountvernon.org
Enjoy George Washington's home and gardens.
- New Netherlands
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/newnetherlands/nlxx.htm
Links to U.S. Relationship to the Netherlands.
- North Carolina Encyclopedia: History
statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/cover.htm
People, government and history of North Carolina.
- North Georgia History
www.ngeorgia.com/history/
Links to sources to study history.
- Orange County Mayflower Compact
www.ocmayflower.org/compact.htm
Read the text version here.
- Outline of American History
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1990/chap1.htm
Colonial Period info.
- Pennsylvania 1630-1684
www.ushistory.org/pennsylvania/pennsylvania.html
Study this time in Pennsylvania history.
- Plimoth on the Web
www.plimoth.org/
Living history museum.
- Plymouth Colony Archive Project
etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/deetz/
Court records, journals, etc.
- Pocahantas, John Rolfe, Jamestown and Virginia
members.tripod.com/~AlanCheshire/index-15.html
Links for Pocahantas and Powhatan.
- Rare Maps of Colonial America
scarlett.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/colamer.html
From Revolutionary War and more.
- Religion and the Founding of the American Republic
www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion
Data from the Library of Congress.
- Roanoke Colony
www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Colonization_Roanoke.html
Learn what you can about this first English settlement in the New World.
- Salem
www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/salem/splash.html
Companion to the National Geographic special presentation.
- Scalping During the French and Indian War
earlyamerica.com/review/1998/scalping.html
Information on this practice.
- Seven Walking Tours of Philadelphia
www.ushistory.org/districts/index.html
Expose yourself to historic sites in Philadelphia.
- Seven Years War
www.militaryheritage.com/7ywlink.htm
Articles and documents relating to this war.
- South Carolina History
www.sciway.net/hist/index.html
History and genealogy resources.
- Stamp Act
www.u-s-history.com/pages/h642.html
Information about this act.
- Stamp Act Summary
www.history.org/History/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm
Learn about this 1765 act passed by the British Parliament.
- Thirteen Colonies
www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html
Historical look at the original 13 colonies, chronicled by colony name.
- U.S. History.org
www.ushistory.org
Philadelphia area history.
- Virginia Colonial Records
ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas27&local_base=CLAS27
Index to 15,000 reports.
- Virginia Company
www.apva.org/history/vaco.html
Concise definition of this company.
- Virtual Jamestown
jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/page2.html
Maps, court records, contracts, public records and patterns of development are used to showcase Jamestown.
- William Penn
xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/PENN/pnhome.html
Biographical data on this historical figure.
- Witchcraft in Salem Village
etext.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft
Salem explored through documents, maps and archived collections.
1776 -1783:Revolutionary Period
- 1783 Treaty of Paris
www.freedomshrine.com/documents/paris.html
Read the document.
- Amazing Adventures of Benjamin Franklin
www.time.com/time/2003/franklin/bffranklin.html
Exploration of Franklin's world.
- American Revolution
www.theamericanrevolution.org/
Transcripts of many primary source documents are included here. Also organized into battles, people, events, and documents.
- American Revolution
www.nps.gov/revwar/
Lighting freedom's flame.
- American Revolution
revolution.h-net.msu.edu/
Opportunities to explore learning about the Revolution.
- American Revolution
www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revwar-75.htm
Timeline of activities during this war.
- American Revolution Links
www.historyteacher.net/APUSH-Course/Weblinks/Weblinks4.htm
Web links to many sites.
- Articles of Confederation
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/artconf.htm
Read the Articles here.
- Articles of Confederation
www.usconstitution.net/articles.html
You can also compare the Articles to the Constitution here.
- Articles of Confederation
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/articles.html
Primary source from the Library of Congress.
- Battle of Brandywine
www.ushistory.org/brandywine/thestory.htm
History of this specific battle.
- Battle of Brooklyn
darter.ocps.net/classroom/revolution/brooklyn.htm
Background and data about this August 1776 battle.
- Battle of Kings Mountain Part 1
www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/revwar/KM-Cpns/AWC-KM1.htm
Explanation of this battle.
- Benjamin Franklin
www.pbs.org/benfranklin/
Introduction to the life and accomplishments of this Founding Father.
- British Surrender at Saratoga
www.multieducator.com/revolt/Saratoga.html
From History Central.
- Continental Congress
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/bdsdhome.html
Links to documents of the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention.
- Declaration of Independence
www.archives.gov
You can read the complete text here.
- History Central
www.multied.com/Revolt/index.html
The causes and battles of the war are covered, as are biographies of famous participants.
- History Place: American Revolution
www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution
Divides the time period into the 1775-76 time of conflict, the Declaration of Independence, and the 1777-1783 war and unlikely victory.
- Liberty! The American Revolution
www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/
Companion piece to the PBS program.
- Loyalty or Liberty?
www.history.org/History/teaching/revolution/loyalty.html
Role playing game about the Revolution.
- Paul Revere
www.paulreverehouse.org
Biography and information about the Revere House.
- Revolutionary War
www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/4393/rev_war.html
Links to numerous sites for background on the Revolutionary War and famous people of the period.
- Revolutionary Webquest
library.thinkquest.org/11683/High.html
Learn about the heroes, the battles and more.
- Saratoga National Park
www.nps.gov/sara/sara.htm
History of the park and info about the battles here.
- Spy Letters of the American Revolution
www.si.umich.edu/SPIES/
Intriguing element of the war period.
- Treaty of Paris 1783
www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/ar/14313.htm
From the U.S. Department of State.
- Valley Forge
www.ushistory.org/valleyforge
History of Valley Forge, study of people who served there and information on George Washington.
- Virtual Marching Tour of the American Revolution
www.ushistory.org/march/index.html
Philadelphia campaign, 1777.
- Women Soldiers in the American Revolution
userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets.html
Female war effort.
1785-1840: New Nation
- Battle of Lake Erie
www.brigniagara.org/battle.htm
In the War of 1812, nine small American ships defeated a squadron of six British ships. That battle is described here.
- Bill of Rights
www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html
National Archives resource.
- Bill of Rights
www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=13
Read about these 10 amendments.
- Bill of Rights
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/billofrights.html
Library of Congress primary source collection.
- Call to the Sea
www.acalltothesea.com/
Site about the captain of Old Ironsides.
- Cherokee Removal
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2722
Learn about this time in our history.
- Constitution Resources
www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=19
Tools for learning about the Constitution.
- Cotton Gin
www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=5260
Learn about this machine.
- Federalist Papers
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/federalist/fedxx.htm
You can read the complete text here.
- Federalist Papers
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/federalist.html
Library of Congress primary source documents.
- Great Compromise
www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/A_Great_Compromise.htm
From the U.S. Senate.
- History of U.S. Flag
www.usflag.org
Follow the saga that has led to our present U.S. flag.
- Jefferson Papers
memory.loc.gov/ammem/mtjhtml/mtjhome.html
Documents of Jefferson, grouped and arranged by time period.
- Library of Congress Constitution Resources
memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_wethepeople_kit.php
Set of primary source documents for Constitution study.
- Maritime Quest
www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/sailing_ships/constitution/uss_constitution.htm
Old Ironsides information.
- Monroe Doctrine
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Monroe.html
Library of Congress primary source material.
- Monroe Doctrine
www.law.ou.edu/ushistory/monrodoc.shtml
Read the historical document.
- Named Campaigns: War of 1812
www.army.mil/cmh-pg/reference/18cmp.htm
Campaigns in this war.
- Old Ironsides
www.ussconstitution.navy.mil/
Official Navy website.
- Old Sturbridge Village
www.osv.org
Take a virtual tour of this restored replica of an early American village.
- Road to Washington, British Army Style
www.tc-solutions.com/croom/1812.html
Reports of this war.
- Star Spangled Banner and the War of 1812
www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/starflag.htm
How our anthem came to be.
- Trail of Tears
www.nps.gov/trte/index.htm
Learn about how the Cherokee Indians were forced to move.
- Treaty of Ghent
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Ghent.html
Look into the Library of Congress resource.
- U.S. S. Constitution Museum
www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/about/index.htm
Learn all about the ship.
- Virginia and New Jersey Plans
library.thinkquest.org/11572/creation/framing/va_nj_plans.html
Look at the two plans for our national constitution.
- Virginia and New Jersey Plans
www.usconstitution.net/consttop_ccon.html
Constitutional Convention topics of discussion.
- Virginia Plan
www.classbrain.com/artteenst/publish/article_34.shtml
James Madison's idea for a national government.
- Virginia Plan
www.usnews.com/usnews/documents/docpages/document_page7.htm
Broad outlines for the future Constitution.
- War of 1812
www.militaryheritage.com/1812.htm
This site includes a chart of British regiments, articles about the war, images of the times and many links to other sources of information.
- War of 1812
galafilm.com/1812/e/index.html
Companion to a film.
- War of 1812 Index
www.multied.com/1812/
From History Central.
- Yale Law School: Federalist Papers
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed.htm
Do a search of the papers here.
1800s: Westward Expansion
- Alamo
www.thealamo.org/main.html
Information about the battle and what came before it.
- Alamo
www.thealamofilm.com/
More information about the battle.
- Battle of the Alamo
www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/AA/qea2.html
Learn about the event.
- Chisholm Trail
www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/ayc2.html
Cattle trail out of Texas.
- Chisholm Trail
www.vlib.us/old_west/trails/cthist.html
Livestock and trade route.
- Discovering Lewis and Clark
www.lewis-clark.org/
Issues, journal excerpts, history and the expedition.
- History of the American West
memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml
The history of the West, as shown through 1,000s of photographs of the time.
- Homestead Act
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Homestead.html
Library of Congress primary source material.
- Homestead Act
www.nps.gov/home/index.htm
Land for the settlers.
- Lewis and Clark
www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native
Click on "Inside the Corps" to begin your exploration of these two famous adventurers.
- Lewis and Clark at National Geographic
www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisclark/index.html
National Geographic's tale of this adventure.
- Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Exhibition
www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org
This online exhibition complements the celebration of the expedition’s bicentennial.
- Nineteenth Century World
www.harpweek.com/
From the publishers of Harper's Weekly.
1820-1865: Sectionalism and 1860-1865: Civil War
- African American Troops in the Civil War
www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/history/aa_history.htm
Learn about this group of special soldiers.
- American Civil War Collections
etext.virginia.edu/civilwar/
Home to a variety of primary source material.
- American Civil War Homepage
sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war
Comprehensive site with links to additional resources, as well as topics covered such as military information, biographical data, battles and campaigns, and rosters of regiments.
- American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology
xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html
Interviews of former slaves, conducted in the 1930s.
- Antietam on the Web
www.aotw.org
Site dedicated to this battle of the Civil War.
- Apotheosis Of Robert E. Lee
xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/LEE/Lee.html
Explores the different aspects of this famous man's life.
- Battle of Gettysburg
www.nps.gov/gett/getttour/main-ms.htm
This site includes attack diagrams, images from the battle site, biographies, etc.
- Battle of Gettysburg
www.gettysbg.com/battle.html
Learn about the turning point of the war.
- Been Here So Long : American Slave Narratives
newdeal.feri.org/asn
More information on interviews of former slaves.
- Bernard McKnight
www.sinclair.edu/sec/his102/102doc01.htm
Extensive biography of one Union soldier.
- Black Soliders in the Civil War
americancivilwar.com/colored/colored_troops.html
Learn about the over 150 units that served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
- Civil War
www.civilwar.com
View a timeline of the war or read about battles, music or the pertinent places of the conflict.
- Civil War
americanhistory.about.com/od/civilwarmenu/
Battles, documents, leaders, places.
- Civil War
www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/cwfrm.htm
Explore this historical event.
- Civil War for Kids
www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm
Exploration of the war for young students.
- Civil War Homepage
www.civil-war.net
Abolition, battles, journals.
- Civil War Links
pil.net/~dang/civilwar/links.html
Links to dozens of sources for Civil War information.
- Civil War Maps
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/cwmhtml/
Troop activities and fortifications are the focus of these maps.
- Civil War Photographs
memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
Over 1100 photographs from the Library of Congress collection.
- Civil War Through a Child's Eyes
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/civilwar/
This site uses historical fiction and primary sources to expand students' knowledge of the Civil War.
- Civil War Women
scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/civil-war-women.html
Papers and diaries of women of the period are included.
- Confederacy Secession
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/csa/scarsec.htm
The decision to secede is explained.
- CWI Civil War Cookbook
www.civilwarinteractive.com/cookbook.htm
Civil War Interactive cookbook.
- Documenting the American South: The Southern Homefront
docsouth.unc.edu/imls/index.html
Documents related to all aspects of southern life.
- Dred Scott Case
www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/africanamerican/scott/scott.asp
Read about this Supreme Court decision.
- Dred Scott Case
caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=60&invol=393
Read the court decision here.
- Dred Scott Decision
nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0306.html#article
From the New York Times archives.
- Dred Scott V. Sandford
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/DredScott.html
Library of Congress materials about the case.
- Emancipation Proclamation
www.archives.gov
Read the proclamation here.
- Finding Primary Sources - Civil War
www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP/MCK/civil_war_resources.html
Great source for links to Civil War information.
- Frederick Douglass
www.history.rochester.edu/class/DOUGLASS/home.html
Biographical information on this abolitionist.
- Friends of the Underground Railroad
www.fourr.org/
Preservation of underground railroad sites is promoted here.
- Gettysburg Address
lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/
Also includes links to Abraham Lincoln sites.
- Historical New York Times
www.nyt.ulib.org/
Overview of the history and battles of the Civil War.
- History Place - U.S. Civil War
www.historyplace.com/civilwar
Chronological overview of the events before and during the war.
- Home of the American Civil War
www.civilwarhome.com
Biographies, battles, medicine and more.
- Kansas Nebraska Act
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/kansas.html
Find out about this 1854 bill.
- Making of America Project
cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/index.html
Digitized books and journals.
- Mr. Lincoln and Freedom
www.mrlincolnandfreedom.org/inside.asp?ID=15&subjectID=2
Dred Scott case.
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
www.undergroundrailroad.org
Learn about the struggle for freedom.
- Nineteenth Century Documents
www.furman.edu/~benson/docs/
Primary documents from American history of the 19th century.
- Poetry and Music of the Civil War
www.civilwarpoetry.org
Study the poetry and music of the era.
- Quaker Accounts of the Underground Railroad in the Region of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
www.swarthmore.edu/Library/friends/URR_page.htm
Documents and readings.
- Red Badge of Courage
www.cs.cmu.edu/People/rgs/badge-table.html
Read it here.
- Storm is Passing Over
www.peabody.jhu.edu:80/archives/storm/
African American musicians in Maryland.
- Time of the Lincolns
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/index.html
Learn about this famous American family.
- Underground Railorad
www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/
Companion to National Geographic piece.
- Underground Railroad Foundation
www.undergroundrr.com/
Learn about the work of the underground railroad.
1866-1900: Reconstruction and the Gilded Age
- Alexander Graham Bell
jefferson.village.virginia.edu/albell/homepage.html
Chronicles the path taken by Bell as he developed his famous invention.
- American Experience - The Telephone
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone
PBS film on the telephone is the basis for this site.
- American Experience: Technology
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/technology/index.html
Telephone, movies, subway.
- American Inventors and Inventions
www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/invent.htm
From the Smithsonian.
- Art and Industry (1890-1920)
www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/1890
Timeline that charts history by art and invention.
- Black Codes
afroamhistory.about.com/od/blackcodes/a/blackcodes1865.htm
Laws developed after the war to continue control over newly freed slaves.
- Black Codes
www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/reference/articles/black_code.html
Feature of PBS' African American World.
- Black Codes
www.sciway.net/afam/reconstruction/blackcodes.html
South Carolina's laws.
- Edison Papers
edison.rutgers.edu/
Over 5,000,000 pages of documents.
- Edison's Miracle of Light
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/edison/
Companion to PBS program.
- First Locomotives in America
www.history.rochester.edu/steam/brown/
Primary sources relating to this invention.
- Freedmen's Bureau
afroamhistory.about.com/cs/reconstruction/a/freedmensbureau.htm
Bureau established after the Civil War to help with issues of resettlement, labor and education.
- Gilded Age - Andrew Carnegie
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/gildedage.html
Companion to PBS program.
- Great Chicago Fire
www.chicagohs.org/fire/intro
History of this event is included with remembrances of those who experienced it.
- Greatest Inventions
library.thinkquest.org/C002942/home.shtml?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0426
Inventions through history.
- Historical Inventions A to Z
inventors.about.com/library/bk/bk12.htm?once=true&
A-Z listing.
- Industrial Revolution: Major Inventions
inventors.about.com/od/indrevolution/
Developments from this period.
- Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Industrial Revolution
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook14.html
Find out about this period.
- Invention Dimension
web.mit.edu/invent/
Links and resources.
- Inventors and Inventions Theme Page
www.cln.org/themes/inventors.html
Curriculum resources and links to instructional materials.
- KID INFO: Industrial Revolution
www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Industrial_Revolution.html
Help for students, parents and teachers.
- Nobel Prize Internet Archive
almaz.com
All of the prize winners.
- Outline of American History: Age of Expansion and Reform
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1990/chap6.htm
From the Revolution to Reconstruction.
- Outline of American History: Growth and Transformation
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/chap7.htm
From the Revolution to Reconstruction.
- Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie
PBS companion piece.
- Sites about Invention
www.invent.org/iplinks.html#hands
Explore inventions here.
- Social Darwinism
library.thinkquest.org/C004367/eh4.shtml
Spencer's belief about social "survival of the fittest."
- Social Darwinism
www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/rbannis1/AIH19th/Carnegie.html
Andrew Carnegie writing.
- Social Darwinism
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/spencer-darwin.html
Information from Herbert Spencer.
- Steam Engine Library
www.history.rochester.edu/steam/
Documents relating to the history of the steam engine.
- Technology Timeline
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/timeline
America's technological innovations.
- US Patent Office
www.uspto.gov/
Look up trademarks and patents here.
- Valley of the Shadow
valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/
Details two communities, one in the North and one in the South, during Reconstruction.
- Victorian Technology
www.victorianweb.org/technology/technolov.html
This Victorian Web link features information on factories, mining, railways, ships, printing, commerce and more.
- Women's Work in the Industrial Revolution
www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson7.html
Testimony from women and children about their work situations.
- World's Fair of 1893
xroads.virginia.edu/~MA96/WCE/title.html
Chicago's famous exposition is described here.
1898: Spanish-American War
- America's Story
www.americaslibrary.org/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb
Links to stories about the period are featured here.
- American 1890s
www.bgsu.edu/departments/acs/1890s/america.html
Links to categories of information about this decade: social, political, and economic factors, as well as to art and music contributions.
- Crucible of Empire - The Spanish American War
www.pbs.org/crucible
Experience the Spanish American War through this companion piece to the PBS documentary. There is a timeline, discussion of the time period, and links to other historical resources.
- History Central
www.multied.com/spanish
Read an introduction to and background on this war. Included at the site are links to information on the sinking of the Maine and the Battle of San Juan Hill.
- World of 1898: Spanish American War
www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898
Documents and resources for the study of the war are featured. In addition, there is information about the people who were integral to the period and conflict.
1900-1940s: Conflict and Social Change
- 1900 House
www.pbs.org/wnet/1900house
Follow an actual modern family back in time to 1900.
- 1900s
kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decades.html
Learn about the decades of the 1900s.
- America From the Great Depression to World War II
memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
Resources from the Library of Congress.
- Atomic Bomb Decision
www.dannen.com/decision
Documents are included that relate to the decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
- Avalon Project: World War II Documents
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/wwii/wwii.htm
Links to various documents that relate to this war.
- Decoding Nazi Secrets
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/decoding
This link chronicles how the Allies decoded the Enigma, the Germans' message-coding machine.
- Dr. Seuss Went to War
www.pbs.org/independentlens/politicaldrseuss/
Political cartoons from Dr. Seuss.
- Ellis Island
www.ellisisland.org
Learn about the immigrant experience or search for a person who may have passed through the island.
- German Propaganda Archive
www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa
Links to various examples of German propaganda before and during the Second World War.
- Great War
www.pitt.edu/~pugachev/greatwar/ww1.html
Information on World War I.
- Great War and The Shaping of the 20th Century
www.pbs.org/greatwar/
Companion to the PBS Program.
- Great War Society
www.worldwar1.com/tgws/
Group that strives to study this era and its modern relevance.
- Great War: 80 Years On
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/10/98/world_war_i/197437.stm
What BBC News learned about the war to end all wars.
- Guide to World War I Materials
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/wwi/wwi.html
Library of Congress materials.
- Historic Government Publications of World War II
worldwar2.smu.edu/
Browse or search for info here.
- Immigration in American Memory
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/immig/introduction.html
An overview of immigration is given. Educational activities are included, as well as personal interviews.
- Japanese American Relocation Digital Archive
jarda.cdlib.org/
Learn the effects of Executive Order 9066.
- Lusitania Online
www.lusitania.net/
Find out about the sinking and the rescue operations that followed.
- MSNBC: Pearl Harbor Interactive
www.msnbc.com/modules/pearlharbor/experience
Learn about this battle of World War II.
- Nagasaki Journey
www.exploratorium.edu/nagasaki/journey/journey1.html
Photographic essay about Nagasaki, Japan, the site of the second atomic bomb dropped by the United States during World War II.
- National Geographic Pearl Harbor
nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/
Companion piece from National Geographic programming.
- National World II Memorial
www.wwiimemorial.com/
Make a virtual visit to this memorial.
- New Deal Network
newdeal.feri.org
Documents and photos about the New Deal are included, as well as links to many educational activities.
- Perry Castaneda Map Collection: World War II
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_ww2.html
Maps from the Second World War.
- Platt Amendment
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1901platt.html
1901 guidelines for U.S.-Cuba relations.
- Private Art
www.private-art.com/
Letters to and from the homefront during WWII.
- Produce for Victory: Posters on the American Home Front 1941-1945
www.americanhistory.si.edu/victory
Learn about the use of posters about WWII.
- They Drew Fire
www.pbs.org/theydrewfire/
Combat artists of WWII.
- U.S. from Depression to WWII
memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
Documentary photographs that explore the real people that lived through this tumultuous time.
- Veterans' History Project
www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/
Audio and video samples of veterans' stories.
- What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?
www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/tocCS.html
Stories from Rhode Island women of the WWII era.
- When Victory is Ours: Letters Home from the South Pacific 1943-1945
www.topshot.com/dh/Victory.html
Read these letters and then use the other links.
- Women Come to the Front
lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/
Journalists, photographers and broadcasters of WWII.
- Women's Suffrage
usinfo.state.gov/scv/history_geography_and_population/population_and_diversity/women_in_the_us.html
Click on the link for Women's Rights to learn more.
- World War II Commemoration
gi.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mainpage.html
Historical materials to learn about the war.
- Year by Year:1900-2006
www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html
Find your favorite year.
1920s and 1930s: Between the Wars
- 1920s and 1930s: Depression and New Deal
www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/parton/2/depress.html
Music from this time period.
- 20th Century by Decades
melvil.chicousd.org/decs2.html
From the New Deal to FDR's fireside chats.
- America in the 1930s
xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/home_1.html
On film, in print, radio and displays.
- America's Jazz Heritage
www.si.edu/ajazzh/
From the Smithsonian.
- America: From the Great Depression to World War II
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
Photos from the Library of Congress collection.
- American History 102
us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture15.html
Details the people and events of this era.
- Anti-Saloon League
www.wpl.lib.oh.us/AntiSaloon/
Group that worked for Prohibition.
- Automobile History
inventors.about.com/education/inventors/library/inventors/blcar.htm?rnk=r1&terms=history+of+the+automobile
History and information on auto makers and timelines.
- Babe Ruth
www.baberuth.com
Biography, statistics, quotes and more.
- Black Baseball's Negro Leagues
www.blackbaseball.com
History, players, teams.
- Booming 20s
odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/ch9_p5.htm
Essay about this time period.
- Famous Trials of the 20th Century
www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/ftrials.htm
The Black Sox, Sacco-Vanzetti, Leopold and Loeb and Scopes trial are all covered here.
- Flapper Music
www.bassocantante.com/flapper/music.html
You can play the songs here.
- Gershwin
cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9809/25/gershwin/
Biographical information about this composer.
- Great Depression and New Deal Photos
www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/gdphotos.html
From FDR's Presidential Library.
- Guide to Harlem Renaissance Materials
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/harlem/harlem.html
From the Library of Congress.
- History of Radio
old-time.com/halper/index.html
Read this series of articles.
- Jazz Roots
www.jass.com
Early musicians are included, as are links to other sites.
- Ladies Fashion of the 1930s
www.murrayontravel.com/carolnolan/fashionhistory_1930ladies.html
Read about the designs of the day.
- Making of Harlem
etext.lib.virginia.edu/harlem/JohMakiF.html
From James Weldon Johnson.
- New Deal Network
newdeal.feri.org/
Learn about this FDR plan.
- Old Time Radio
old-time.com/golden_age/index.html
Summary of important dates in radio history.
- Radio of the 30s
directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Radio/Formats/Old-Time_Radio/
Learn all about radio in this era.
- Red Hot Jazz Archive
www.redhotjazz.com/
Information, bands, films, musicians and more.
- Roaring 20s
www.lawlessdecade.net/
Site excerpted from the book The Lawless Decade.
- Roaring 20s Concert Extravaganza
bestwebs.com/roaring1920/index.html
Listen to some audio clips.
- Slouching Toward Utopia
econ161.berkeley.edu/TCEH/Slouch_Crash14.html
Outline from the University of California at Berkeley.
- Southern Music in the 20th Century
www.southernmusic.net/1920.htm
Find out about the music of the south.
- Surviving the Dust Bowl
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/
From the PBS American Experience series.
- Unofficial 1927 NY Yankees Homepage
www.angelfire.com/pa/1927/
All about this team.
- Visions in the Dust: A Child's Perspective of the Dust Bowl
memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/99/dust/intro.html
From the Library of Congress American Memory collection.
- Voices from the 1930s
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/exhome.html
Life histories from teh Federal Writers' Project.
1950 - Present: Modern America
- 1950s
www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/home.html
Enjoy reading about the literature and culture of the 1950s.
- 1956 Sinai Campaign
www.adl.org/ISRAEL/Record/sinai.asp
Learn about this Arab-Israeli conflict.
- 20th Century by the Decades
melvil.chicousd.org/decs4.html
Information from many sources is available here.
- 80s Club
eightiesclub.tripod.com/
Politics and cultures of the 1980s.
- American History - 20th Century
www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/amhsthc.html#20th
The century is divided by decades.
- Cold War International History Project
www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.home&topic_id=1409
Gather information and perspectives on the history of the Cold War.
- Cold War Museum
www.coldwar.org/index.html
Online exhibits and stories.
- EASE History
www.easehistory.org/index2.html
Video from historical events.
- Fashion for Women Through the Ages
womenshistory.about.com/cs/fashion/index.htm
Resources for various time periods.
- Fashion Timeline
www.factmonster.com/spot/fashiontime1.html
From Fact Monster.
- Federation of American Scientists: Nuclear Resources
www.fas.org/nuke/index.html
Information on weapons of mass destruction.
- Fifties
www.fiftiesweb.com/fifties.htm
Also includes oldies, music and TV.
- Fog of War
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/fogofwar/fogofwar.htm
The 1991 air battle for Baghdad.
- Food Timeline
www.foodtimeline.org
Many food developments and cookbooks.
- Grammy Awards
www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0150533.html
Winners from 1958 to the present.
- Gulf War: An Oral History
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/
Persian Gulf crisis of 1990-1991.
- History Central: Major Events of the 20th Century
www.historycentral.com/20th/index.html
Click on the year you are interested in.
- History of Fashion, Food and Time
members.aol.com/TeacherNet/FaFoTime.html
Links to other sources.
- Korean War 50th Anniversary
korea50.army.mil/
Events and history of this mid 20th century event.
- Korean War Project
www.koreanwar.org/
Information on this conflict.
- Korean War Veterans' Memorial
www.nps.gov/kwvm/
Memorial website from the National Park Service.
- NBA History
www.nba.com/history/
Search season by season or by player.
- Oldies Music
www.oldiesmusic.com/no1.htm
Number one songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s.
- On This Day
www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/index.html
New York Times news highlights.
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
www.rockhall.com/home/default.asp
Find out about the leaders in rock.
- Sinai Campaign 1956
www.jafi.org.il/education/100/maps/sinai.html
Read about this military conflict.
- Sporting News: The Vault
www.sportingnews.com/archives/
History of many sporting events and figures.
- Sports History
dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Sports/History/
Search historical sports information.
- Suez War of 1956
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/1956toc.html
Vast information on this conflict.
- This Day in History
www.historychannel.com/thisday/
Resource from the History Channel.
- Time Warp
www.time-warp.org/
Look at the technological advancements of different eras.
- Timeline of the 20th Century
history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa110900a.htm
Search by decade.
- Today in History Archive
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/archive.html
From the Library of Congress.
- U.S. History Index: the 1950s
vlib.iue.it/history/USA/ERAS/20TH/1950s.html
Links to information about many events of this period.
- Yahoo 20th Century - The 1950s
dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/U_S__History/By_Time_Period/20th_Century/1950s/
Links to topics of this decade.
- Yahoo Fashion and Beauty
dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Design_Arts/Fashion_and_Beauty/History/
Historical look at these topics.
- Yahoo: 20th Century
dir.yahoo.com/arts/humanities/history/by_time_period/20th_century/
Search by decade.
1960s-1970s: Vietnam War
- 1968: The Whole World is Watching
www.stg.brown.edu/projects/1968/
An oral history of 1968.
- Battlefield: Vietnam
www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/
Companion to the PBS program.
- History Place: Vietnam
www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/vietnam/index.html
Timelines, quotes and analysis.
- Investigating the Vietnam War
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/vietnam.html
Learn about the political and military figures of this war.
- Nixon White House Tapes
www.c-span.org/executive/presidential/nixon.asp
From the Watergate era.
- POW MIA Database
lcweb2.loc.gov/pow/powhome.html
From the Library of Congress.
- Psychedelic '60s: Literary Tradition and Social Change
www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/sixties/
Change in the middle of the century.
- Recalling the Vietnam War
globetrotter.berkeley.edu/PubEd/research/vietnam.html
Interviews with those who recall the war.
- Remembrance
wmcbride.space.swri.edu/thepast.htm
Reflections and images of the war.
- Sounds of Vietnam
www.manchu.org/sounds/
Music from the war.
- U.S. Army Vietnam War Art
members.aol.com/jimm844224/vietart1.html
Paintings and drawings from those in the war.
- Vietnam Archive - Texas Tech University
www.vietnam.ttu.edu/vietnamarchive/
Their mission is to collect and preserve documentation of the war.
- Vietnam Online
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/
From the PBS American Experience program.
- Vietnam Passage: Journeys from War to Peace
www.pbs.org/vietnampassage/
Saigon, April 1975.
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
www.nps.gov/vive
From the National Park Service.
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page
www.thewall-usa.com
Visit the Wall.
- Vietnam War 1961-1970
www.multied.com/vietnam/
Information from History Central.
- Vietnam War Links
www.wellesley.edu/Polisci/wj/Vietnam/vietlink.html
From a professor at Wellesley College.
- Vietnam War Literature: A Selected Bibliography
servercc.oakton.edu/~wittman/fiction.htm
List of novels about the war.
- Vietnam: Stories Since the War
www.pbs.org/pov/stories/
Oral histories are included.
- Vietnam: Yesterday and Today
servercc.oakton.edu/~wittman
Timeline of the war and links to other valuable resources are included.
- Washington Post.com: Watergate
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/front.htm
Reinvestigation of this period.
- Women in Vietnam
www.illyria.com/vnwomen.html
Explore the information on these women who served.
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