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HISTORY
- American Memory from the Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index/html
Browse by topic, time period or place.
- The History Channel http://www.history.com
This site corresponds to the television network and includes the feature This Day in History.
- The History Place http://www.historyplace.com
The
History PLace isa private, independant Internet-only publication
started in 1996. the Web site offers a fact-based approach in the
presetation of all areas of history.
- Popular Songs in American History http://www.contemplator.com/america
Tunes , lyrics, information, historical background, and tune related links. Hear the tunes and lyrics.
- Repositories of Primary Resources http://www.uiaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html
"a
listing of over 5,000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts,
archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary
sources." Has a link to Calvin College.
- World War II Statistics
- Statistical Resources on the Web http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
a good site to go for statistics on many different subjects.
- American Memory Collection: World War II Military Situation Maps http://memory.loc.gov.ammem/collections/maps/wwii
The
World War II Military Situation Maps contains maps showing troop
positions beginning on June 6, 1944 to July 26, 1945. Starting with the
D-Day Invasion, the maps give daily details on the military campaigns in
Western Europe, showing the progress of the Allied Forces as they push
towards Germany. Some of the sheets are accompanied by a declassified
"G-3 Report" giving detailed information on troop positions for the
period 3 Mar. 1945-26 July 1945. These maps and reports were used by the
commanders of the United States forces in their evaluation of the
campaigns and for planning future strategies. The collection consists of
416 printed maps and 115 reports, the originals of which reside in the
Library of Congress' Geography and Map Division.
- Online National Archives Videos http://video.google.com/nara.html
view over 100 free videos offered in a partnership between Google and the National Archives.
- Archiving Early America http://www.earlyamerica/freedom
Here
are the "Freedom Documents" from Early America-- the Declaration of
Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. As with all of
the documents on view here at Archiving Early America, they are shown as
they first appeared to the public at that time.
- Revolutionary War
The
Library of Congress' digital collection of Revolutionary War sources
includes: travel narratives, maps, government documents, external
websites, and a bibliography.
- Iraq Primer
From
Infoplease " facts from behind the news and context for understanding
the current conflict. Includes maps, timelines, a "whos who in the Iraq
conflict", plus links to lessons and activities on dealing with war in
the classroom.
- American Civil War Home Page
- Historical Museum Guide
A
directory of Historical Museums in the United States, categorized by
state and county. Along with the extensive list of history museums you
will find historic digital photo collections, state history timelines,
state symbols, local histories, free travel guides, old historic
newspapers, traveler information and other items of historical
significance for each of the states in the United States.
- Learning Network
The New York Times
- History News Network
- Smithsonian Source
Resources for teaching American history.
- Native American Resources for Kids and Teachers http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Thanksgiving/Native.html
- Native American Facts for Kids http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm
- Native American Sites on the Internet http://www.cumbavac.org/Native_American.htm
- Holocaust Encyclopedia
- All about Explorers
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