Great Sites: History

• Africana.com, the gateway to the Black World

• AlternaTime, assortment of timelines collected by librarian at Canisius College

• American and British History Resources on the Internet organized by Rutgers University staff

• American FactFinder source for population, housing, economic and geographic data from Census 2000, the 1990 Census, the 1997 Economic Census, the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, and the American Community Survey

• American Memory, Library of Congress' historical collections from the National Digital Library, an ongoing resource of digital images, audio and media clips embracing all aspects of American history and culture

• American Presidents: Life Portraits, the site features basic biographical information and interesting facts about our nation's 43 presidents along with a wide variety of video and sound clips and links to other sites of interest on the Web

• The Atlantic World:  America and the Netherlands; a joint project of the Library of Congress and the National Library of the Netherlands

• Best of History Web Sites, consists of annotated lists of recommended history sites that are divided by topic and rated by the site's creators for "usefulness and accuracy."

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present, provides biographical information on the more than 13,000 persons who have served in the U.S. Congress, including those who served in the Continental Congress. Also included are territorial delegates, resident commissioners, and U.S. Vice presidents.

• CBS News Disaster Links, for politics, weather and much more

• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Govts.

• CIA World Fact Book, info about geography, people, government and more

• Constitutions of the World from Findlaw.com

• Country Studies from the Library of Congress,  information on history, people, economy, government and more

• Don Mabry's Historical Text Archive,  links to many history topics

• Explorers Topic from 42eXplore, gives basic definition of explorers and many links, some to other link sites

• Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names,  lists latitudes and longitudes for locations around the world

• HistoryNet, where history lives on the web

• HyperHistory Online, an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of simultaneously presented and viewable lifelines, timelines, and maps

• Internet Modern History Sourcebook,  containing history primary sourcebooks for teachers and students in college history survey courses

• Meeting of Frontiers: Siberia, Alaska, and the American West; a joint project of the Library of Congress, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the Russian State Library, the National Library of Russia, and more than twenty libraries, archives, and museums located in cities in Siberia and the Russian Far East 

• National Women's History Museum, non-profit, educational organization dedicated to restoring historic contributions of women

• Parallel Histories: Spain, United States, & the American Frontier; Project partners are the Library of Congress, the National Library of Spain, and the Biblioteca Colombina y Capitular of Seville

• Portals To The World,  links to electronic resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts

• POTUS-Presidents of the United States, election results, cabinet members, highlights of Presidency and more

• September 11 Victims, WTC, Flights, & Pentagon

• Smithsonian Institution--art, history, culture

• Travel Warnings & Consular Info Sheets, from State Dept.

• United States and Brazil: Expanding Frontiers, Comparing Cultures:  a joint project of the Library of Congress and the National Library of Brazil

• USA Trivia.com, facts about Presidents, V.P.'s, First Ladies & more

• Valley Forge Legacy; listing the muster roll of soldiers at Valley Forge and describing the Army and the Encampment

• Washington Post-Search the World, links to State Dept., World Fact Book, & more

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