History - General

Any Day in History
Find out what happened on a specific day in history.

 Dead People Server  

 Not sure if a famous person is still alive? Check this site of the answer. This site is searchable or browse by last name or  year

Distinguished Women of Past and Present -

This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive hundreds of years ago and some are living today.

Harlem Renaissance -

highly animated site devoted to the literature, dance, music, and art of the Harlem Renaissance

The History Channel
This site provides a lot of information on the history of the United States, as well as the World around us.

History International
This is a companion site to television’s first and only 24-hour documentary service devoted to international topics to bring viewers a unique, in-depth understanding of the world around them.

HistoryNet
This site, the history lover’s home on the Internet, provides information on many different subject areas including African-American, Ancient/Classical, American, British, European, Medieval, Military and Women’s history.

The History Place
This web site presents a fact-based, common sense approach in the presentation of history and covers many different time periods such as that of the American Revolutionary War.

World

HyperHistory
HyperHistory is an expanding scientific project presenting 3,000 years of world history with an interactive combination of synchronistic lifelines, timelines and maps.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
This site provides valuable information about these celebrations of religion, mythology, art, power and science. This site also provides information and links to forgotten, modern and natural wonders of the world.

Simon Wiesenthal Center (Holocaust)
This site is the information gateway of the Museum of Tolerance and the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. It offers electronic resources on the Holocaust, war criminals, modern genocide, anti-Semitism, news and current events, etc.

World Biographical Index -

This database is based on the 11th CD-ROM edition of the World Biographical Index containing 3,4 million short biographical entries for eminent individuals who lived in North and South America, Western and Central Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania. This edition is also a compiled index to many biographical archives.

United States

American Cultural History : The 20th Century
This web site provides facts about each decade including the population, popular books, art, fashion, music and movies from the 1900’s through the 1990’s.

American Museum of Natural History
This is the official website of the American Museum of Natural History.

American West
Within these pages, you will find information on the history and development of the American West, from the frontier and pioneer days of the Wild West to today’s modern west. It features topics on cowboys & Indians, Native Americans, ghost towns, gun battles, outlaws, westward expansion, etc.

Archiving Early America
This site provides a unique array of original newspapers, maps and writings from 18th century America.

Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) is an organization of people who bring history to life. This official website provides information on historical agriculture, historical trades & manufacturing, historical clothing and food and living history programming.

Explore America’s Past
This site provided through the National Park Service explores America’s culture resources – buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, ethnographic resources, objects and documents, structures and districts. You may also link to the National Register of Historic Places through this website.

Historical Eras
This site provides information on the different eras in the history of the United States from before 1630-2000.

Historical Missions (Space)
Did you know that NASA was started in 1958 in response to the Soviet Union’s launch of the Sputnik satellite? Find out more information about historical missions and the space program, in general, in this area of the NASA website.

National Archives
Check out this site to view copies of the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, U.S. Constitution and other valuable documents.

National Civil Rights Museum
The National Civil Rights Museum exists to assist the public in understanding the lessons of the Civil Rights Movement and its impact and influence on the human rights movement.

National Women’s History Project
Get historical and current information about women who have actively sought to improve the status of women in society both in the United States and around the world at this interesting site. Some of the great women that you will find are: Madeleine Albright, Maya Angelou, Maya Lin, Harriet Tubman and Victoria Woodhull.

NativeWeb
Developed by a group of historians, independent scholars, and activists, NativeWeb offers a gateway to more that 4,000 historical and contemporary resources relating to over 250 separate nations.

Smithsonian
This is the official website of the Smithsonian Institution.

Underground Railroad
Be a part of history – put yourself in a slave’s shoes and experience what it was like to try and escape the south via the Underground Railroad. This site includes maps of escape routes and a timeline.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
This official website for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, America’s national institution for the documentation, study, interpretation, and memorialization of Holocaust history, it features extensive Holocaust-related resources including educational materials, online exhibitions, searchable databases and catalog, a timeline of the Holocaust and more.

Major U.S. Conflicts (Chronologically)

American Revolutionary War (War for Independence)
A timeline of significant events with brief descriptions of each.

Virtual Marching Tour of the American Revolutionary War
An Internet exploration of the American Revolutionary War.

American Civil War
This site gathers together (in one place) links to the most useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865).

World War I
These pages contain information on the people, places and events that comprised one of the worst calamities of modern history.

World War II National D-Day Memorial Foundation
This is the official website of the D-Day Memorial complex in Bedford, VA.

National World War II Memorial
This is the official site of the World War II Memorial, which will be dedicated on May 29, 2004.

World War II Links
This site provides links to many different subjects relating to World War II including the atomic bomb, battles, countries, espionage, maps, etc.

Korean War Project
This site provides information about the Korean War to veterans, families, researchers and students of military history. It includes a casualty database that can be searched, as well.

The Virtual Wall (Vietnam War)
This is an interactive digital legacy memorializing the men and women who gave their lives in Vietnam. The Virtual Wall offers a unique experience for each visitor. It provides access to veteran profiles, remembrances, reunion postings, name rubbings, custom reports and more.

Operation Desert Storm
This comprehensive site provides a chronology of events, nations involved, casualties, POW’s/MIA’s and pictures.

Operation Enduring Freedom America’s War Against Terrorism, 911
This site provides information and links on all aspects surrounding our current situation. Subjects covered include: September 11th, Counterterrorism, previous attacks, Post 911 and more. There is also a chronology of events, a list of U.S. and World news perspectives, information on Afghanistan and the airlines and much more!

Defend America
This is the United States’ Department of Defense news about the War on Terrorism.

Operation Enduring Freedom
This site gives an order of the battle, deployments, weapons used, maps and lessons learned.