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American Civil War Homepage |
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Award-winning site that gathers together online
sources providing information on the Civil War.
Topics include biographical information, battles
and campaigns, regimental histories, and images
of the war. |
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American History Timeline (Smithsonian) |
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From the Smithsonian Institution, this site
offers a chronology of events in America from
the time of its first inhabitants to the present
day. View George Washington’s uniform and
battle sword from the Revolutionary period,
historic postage stamps from the 1800s,
patriotic posters from World War II, and listen
to the 1960 Nixon-Kennedy debates. |
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American Memory |
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Search or browse the digitized collection of
photos, posters, books, pamphlets, manuscripts,
audio recordings, and moving images from the
Library of Congress. |
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Best of History Websites |
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Award winning directory containing links to over
1000 history web sites covering eight broad
categories, plus general resources and maps. |
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Chicago Historical Society's History Files |
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Experience the history of “The Windy City”
through essays, photos, and artifacts. Topics
include the Fire of 1871, Al Capone, the Union
Stockyards, and Chicago’s two world
expositions. Each topic also offers a list of
books and articles where you can find more
information. |
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Discoverers Web |
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Text, maps, and links to other sites on voyages
of discovery and exploration. Offers browsing by
time period, region, or an alphabetical list of
explorers. |
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EyeWitness to History |
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See history through the eyes of those who lived
it, from ancient times to the 20th century.
View photographic exhibits and listen to audio
recordings of important events from the past 100
years. |
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Facts About the U.S.A. |
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An overview of the history and geography of the
United States. Provides information on symbols
and celebrations, statistics, and fundamental
documents and speeches. |
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History Channel |
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Search for people, places, and events on this
popular site, browse through the world history
timeline, or see what happened on a particular
date. |
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History Place |
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Browse through essays, photos, and timelines on
this award-winning site. Learn about Nazi
Germany, the Irish Potato Famine,
African-Americans in World War II, the Apollo 11
moon landing, and more. Be sure to check out
the Photo of the Week, the Speech of the week,
and This Month in History. |
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Illinois History Resources |
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Directory of information about our great state
ranging from symbols, history, maps, government,
and educational and cultural institutions. |
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POTUS -- Presidents of the United States |
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Comprehensive site has background information,
election results, cabinet members, notable
events, and some points of interest on each of
the presidents. |
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UNESCO World Heritage Centre |
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Discover UNESCO’s list of 788 places to be
preserved and protected for their cultural and
natural significance to the world. Search by
name, country, or select from the map. |
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum |
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Online gateway to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial
Museum in Washington, D.C. Browse the
encyclopedia, read personal accounts, and get
information on traveling exhibits. |
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The Virtual Wall |
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A site where loved ones and friends can leave
personal remembrances of the men and women whose
names appear on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Wall in Washington, D.C. Search by name, state
and city, unit, or post your own memorial. |
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World War I: Trenches on the Web |
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Information on the people, places and events of
World War I. Begin at the Reference Library or
visit the theme based guided tours for new
visitors. |
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Biography |
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Biographies of Mathematicians |
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The University of St. Andrews, Scotland offers
this page as an index to its very comprehensive
web biographies of mathematicians. One can
search for a mathematician using the full
alphabetical index or the chronological index of
the site. Photographs and/or illustrations of
the mathematicians, along with information on
the person’s contribution to the field of
mathematics, are provided. |
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Biography (A&E) |
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Official website for the popular A&E television
show. |
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Biography Center |
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Multilingual site that indexes over 25,000
biographies |
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Biographical Dictionary |
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Contains information on 19,000 notable people
from ancient times to the present day. |
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The Time 100 |
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Time magazine’s list of the 100 most important
people of the century. |
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4000 Years of Women in Science |
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Looking for biographical information on a woman
scientist? Then, visit this site for interesting
facts about woman inventors, scholars, writers,
mathematicians, and astronomers. |
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Inventions |
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Famous Inventions - A History of Inventions |
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This site includes lists of inventors and
inventions, timelines and various resources for
new inventors. |
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HowStuffWorks |
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Learn how things work from mufflers to zippers
to a nail gun |
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Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions |
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Photos and detailed information on ancient
inventions at the Smith College History of
Science Museum. |
