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AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE -selected links to African American resources and exhibitions hosted by the Smithsonian Institution museums and organizations.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WORLD -links to sites on slavery, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, speeches and other historical documents.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MOSAIC -a Library of Congress resource guide for the study of Black history and culture.
AFRICAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY -an exhibition of the Library of Congress, with sections on slavery, the Antebellum Period, abolition, the Civil War, Reconstruction and Civil Rights.
AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES -a display of the pamphlets from the Daniel A.P. Murray collection of African American history and culture, spanning from 1818 to 1907.
AFRICAN AMERICAN PAMPHLETS - TIME LINE -timeline of events from 1852 to 1925.
AFRICANS IN AMERICA -PBS site on America's journey through slavery presented in four parts.
AFRO-AMERICAN ALMANAC -information on events from the slave trade through the Civil Rights movement, to present time.
BLACK FACTS ONLINE -check out to see what happened today in Black history.
BLACK HISTORY -Encyclopedia Britannica's guide to African American history during five distinct different time periods.
BLACK HISTORY TIMELINE -timeline of events from c.600 to present time.
BLACK PANTHER PARTY RESEARCH PROJECT -contains information and history on the Black Panther party.
THE BLACK PRESS - examination of the history and contributions of African American newspaper.
THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER -information on the 9th and 10th Cavalry, daily life on the Western Frontier and a listing of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.
FROM JIM CROW TO LINDA BROWN -a Library of Congress site showing a retrospective of the African American experience from 1897 to 1953.
HARLEM 1900-1940: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY - online exhibit from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black culture.
HOMECOMING -history and timeline of events concerning Black farmers.
IMAGES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM THE 19th CENTURY -New York Public Library collection of images of African Americans in the 19th Century portraying the Civil War, labor, education, slavery, religion and more.
JUNETEENTH -information on the celebration that began in Galveston, Texas in 1865, observed on June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day.
MEMPHIS: WE REMEMBER -chronological look at the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike.
NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES -history on the league, the players and the teams.
PORTRAITS IN BLACK-THE BUFFALO SOLDIERS -information on the men who served and their regiments.
STAMP ON BLACK HISTORY -information on the African Americans who have been honored either individually or as a group on a U.S. postage stamp issue.
THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN -an overview of the Army Air Corps program that trained African Americans to fly and maintain combat aircraft.
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AMISTAD
AMISTAD AMERICA -history of the Amistad and information on the replica of the Amistad which was launched March 25, 2000.
THE AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER -an independent archive library and museum located at Tulane University with information on the history of the Amistad.
THE AMISTAD CASE -National Archives and Records Administration site about the Amistad and the Africans who seized the ship and ordered the crew to sail them back to Africa.
EXPLORING AMISTAD -a Mystic Seaport's site exploring the Amistad Revolt of 1839-1842.
FAMOUS AMERICAN TRIALS: AMISTAD TRIALS 1839-1840 -newspaper accounts, chronology, biographies of trial participants, Supreme Court arguments and decision and more.
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BIOGRAPHIES
AFRICAN AMERICAN WEB CONNECTION - brief biographical information on prominent African Americans.
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN HISTORY -brief biographical sketches of several key figures in African American history.
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SCIENCES -profiles of African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.
AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS- listing of inventors and their inventions.
AFRICAN AMERICAN WARRIORS -information on African American soldiers throughout U.S. history from the Revolution War to General Colin Powell.
AFRO-AMERICAN ALMANAC - an online presentation of African American history, from the beginning of the slave trade to the present. Click on biographies to find several brief biographies.
BEYOND THE PLAYING FIELD -National Archives and Records Administration site on Jackie Robinson, the first black man to officially play on a major league baseball team.
BLACK BASEBALL'S NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES -view photos, read profiles and hear sound clips of players from the Negro League Players.
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER -listing of resource links about George Washington Carver's life and accomplishments.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS -a National Historic site dedicated to preserving the legacy of the most famous African American of the 19th Century, Frederick Douglass.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS -an exhibit featuring items owned by Frederick Douglas and highlights of his achievements.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS -online text of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave.
HALL OF BLACK ACHIEVEMENT -provides information on the significant achievements and contributions of people of color.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. -Seattle Times site about Dr. King, the movement and his legacy.
THURGOOD MARSHALL -excerpts from the biography Thurgood Marshall-American Revolutionary by Juan Williams.
OSCAR MICHEAUX -information on the first African American to produce a feature length film and a "talkie" motion picture.
ROSA PARKS -profile on the Montgomery, Alabama seamstress who refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger in December of 1955.
ROSA PARKS- brief biography from the National Women's Hall of Fame.
PROFILES OF SOME IMPORTANT 19TH CENTURY AFRICAN AMERICANS - profiles on Alexander Crummell, Frederick Douglass, Henry Highland Garnet, Harriet Tubman, Henry McNeal Turner, John Mercer, Langston Hughes, Mary Elizabeth Bowser, Mary Church Terrell, Mary Ann Shadd, Nat Turner, Richard Allen and Sojourner Truth.
SOJOURNER TRUTH -brief biographical information on the former slave, Sojourner Truth.
HARRIET TUBMAN -a look at the fugitive slave from Maryland who risked her own life several times by returning to slave territory to help other slaves to escape.
NAT TURNER -leader of the slave revolt that occurred in Virginia in 1831.
MALCOLM X -highlights of his life, quotes and a brief biography.
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CIVIL RIGHTS
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION -an organization that acts as an advocate of individual rights ~ litigating, legislating and educating the public on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States.
AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE -a Sacramento, California based national civil rights organization that was created to educate the public about racial and gender preferences.
BEYOND THE PLAYING FIELD: JACKIE ROBINSON -National Archives look at Jackie Robinson the first black man to "officially" play in the major leagues in the 20th century.
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 -the act that protects the constitutional rights in public facilities and public education and prohibits discrimination in federally assisted programs.
CIVIL RIGHTS ORAL HISTORY BIBLIOGRAPHY -University of Southern Mississippi site with a listing of oral interviews with people who were involved in the Civil Rights movement.
FREEDOM RIDES -James Farmer, director of the Congress of Racial Equality, organized whites and blacks who together rode through the South on Greyhound and Trailway buses.
LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL HIGH 40TH ANNIVERSARY - photos and stories surrounding the Little Rock Nine, the first African American students to attend Little Rock Central High.
MARCH TO FREEDOM: SELMA 1965 -brief information on the 54 miles civil rights activists walked on the Alabama highway from Selma to Montgomery.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. -Seattle Times site about Dr. King, the movement and his legacy.
MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT -boycott which began December 1, 1955 when the African Americans of Montgomery, Alabama decided that they would boycott the city buses until they were allowed to sit anywhere on the bus, rather than being forced to sit only in the back.
NAACP -founded in 1909 in New York City by a group of citizens committed to social justice, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is the nation's largest and strongest civil rights organization.
NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM -take an interactive tour of the museum that highlights the permanent exhibits of the museum.
SPEECHES - full text of speeches supporting civil rights, from 1849 to present.
TIMELINE OF AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT -timeline of events beginning in 1954 with Brown v. Board of Education to 1965 and the march from Selma to Montgomery.
WE SHALL OVERCOME -National Park Service site that highlights the historic places of the Civil Rights movement.
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COLONIZATION
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM -European states establishing vast political empires by expanding and ruling in African countries.
COLONIAL AFRICA -a list of things you should know about Africa.
COLONIZATION -a movement dating back to a variety of plans first proposed in the 18th Century.
DID WE SELL EACH OTHER INTO SLAVERY? -a commentary by Oscar L. Beard, Consultant in African Studies.
MAAFA -a Kiswahili term for disaster or terrible occurrence.
THE SLAVE KINGDOMS -a look at confronting the legacy of the African slave trade.
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COURT CASES
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SLAVERY
ABOARD A SLAVE SHIP - Reverend Robert Walsh's accounts of conditions on an intercepted slave ship
ABOARD THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD -introduction to the history, people and places associated with the Underground Railroad. Also provides descriptions and photographs on 48 historic places that are listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places.
ABOLITION -Library of Congress site on abolition as a Social Movement.
AFRICAN AMERICAN VOICES ON THE DIGITAL SITE - includes slave narratives on several topics.
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN SLAVERY - National Park Service site on the transporting of millions of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.
BEEN HERE SO LONG - selections from the WPA American slave narratives.
BORN IN SLAVERY - contains more than 2300 first person accounts of slavery and 500 black & white photographs of former slaves.
CELEBRATING AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE - tour the Historic South, learn more about the Underground Railroad or visit the National Park Service's sites dedicated to preserving African American heritage.
AMERICAN SLAVE NARRATIVES -a sampling of former slave narratives that were taken from 1936 to 1938 from former slaves who were interviewed by writers and journalists under a Workers Progress Administration program.
COTTON IS KING -a hypertext version of David Christy's title about the culture of cotton and its relationship to agriculture, manufactures, commerce and slavery.
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION -the complete text of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY - follows Frederick Douglass escape from slavery to freedom.
THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS: BLACK SOLDIERS IN THE CIVIL WAR -information on the Black soldiers who fought for the North in the Civil War.
THE FREEDMAN AND SOUTHERN SOCIETY PROJECT - online versions of primary sources including letters from slaves, court testimony and proclamations.
HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE CIVIL WAR -information on the African American troops that fought in the war and a list of African American Medal of Honor winners.
THE MIDDLE PASSAGE -the portion of the slave triangle that brought human cargo from West Africa to North America, South America and the Caribbean.
MISSOURI COMPROMISE -history of the compromise that proposed that Missouri be admitted as a slave state.
MISSOURI COMPROMISE -map of the United States highlighting the free and slave states.
THE NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER - provides links and research materials on the people, the times and the events surrounding the Underground Railroad.
NORTH AMERICAN SLAVE NARRATIVES - documents the individual and collective story of the African American struggle for freedom and human rights in the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD -routes to freedom in the North, the journey taken by slaves and a timeline of the railroad's existence.
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD -a History Channel site on the story, the people and the places of the Underground Railroad.
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD - National Geographic site on the dangerous trek to freedom.
UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS -information and links to other sites about African Americans who fought during the Civil War. |
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ANIMALS
ENDANGERED
MICHIGAN
REGIONS
RIGHTS
WILDLIFE
ZOOS
ANIMAL DIVERSITY WEB -a collection of pictures and information about animals. Accounts of individual species, including information on distributions, natural history, conservation and economic importance
ANIMAL HOSPITAL -articles on animal behavior and an animal quiz
ANIMAL PLANET -Discovery Channel site that includes animal news, tracks animal happenings around the globe and animal cams, including puppy, mole rat, shark and cheetah.
ANIMALS -Fairfax County, Virginia library site that lists animal group names, heart rate and speed.
CARE FOR PETS - American Veterinary Medical Association site with information on pet loss, buying a pet, animal health and animal safety.
HOW YOU CAN HELP SAVE ANIMALS AND THEIR HABITATS -101 things you can do to help animals in your home, on vacation, in your car or while you are shopping.
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ANIMALS
AMPHIBIANS - information on the three basic groups of amphibians. Frogs and toads, salamanders and newts and wormlike animals found only in the tropics.
ORGANIZATION FOR BAT CONSERVATION -learn more about the only flying mammal and see the different kinds of bats, from
the largest to the smallest.
THE BEAR DEN -information on members of the bear family.
BIRD CHECKLISTS OF THE UNITED STATES -a listing of bird checklists that indicate the seasonal occurrence of birds in state, federal, and private management areas, nature preserves, and other areas of special interest in the United States.
BIRD SOURCE -explore the collection of maps charting bird population data from the turn of the century to last week.
ALL ABOUT BUTTERFLIES - an on line hypertext book about butterflies.
BUTTERFLIES - description, life cycle and range information.
BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA -photos, species accounts and combined maps for butterflies occurring in the U.S. and northern Mexico.
CAT FANCIERS -general information about cats and cat care, breed descriptions and links to other cat related sites.
BREEDS OF CATTLE -information on the different breeds of cattle.
THE CEPHALOPOD PAGE -information on octopus, squids, cuttlefish and nautilus.
CHEETAH SPOT -information on the cheetah's food, social habits and history.
JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE -information on the Jane Goodall Center and on chimpanzees.
YUCKY ROACH WORLD -spend a day in the life of a cockroach.
CROCODILIANS: NATURAL HISTORY AND CONSERVATION - information on all 23 crocodilian species, listen to crocodiles communicating with one another and more.
CROCODILE SPECIALIST GROUP PHOTO GALLERY -photos of crocodiles and alligators.
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB -information on dog breeds, events, articles and more.
DOG BREEDS -information on 100 breeds, ranging from the chihuahua to the Irish wolfhound.
ELEPHANT INFORMATION REPOSITORY - elephant related news, events and elephant related information.
FINS - information about aquariums ~ freshwater, marine, tropical and temperate.
FISH FAQ -frequently asked questions about fish.
FUN INSECT FACTS -interesting facts on insects like ~ how a cockroach can live for nine days without its head.
INSECTS AND SPIDERS - description, life cycles, habitats and range.
KING COBRA -learn more about the King cobra by clicking on the different areas of the snake.
MAMMALS - description, life cycle, breeding and range information.
OWLS - information on owls from around the world.
GIANT PANDAS -fact sheets on pandas and information on the San Diego Zoo Panda Conservation Study.
POLAR BEARS - nonprofit organization dedicated to the worldwide protection of the polar bear and its arctic habitat
PRIMATE GALLERY -primate photos, illustrations and paintings.
RAPTOR CENTER -information on raptors and what to do with an injured raptor.
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS - information on salamanders, frogs and toads, turtles, crocodiles, lizards and snakes.
SEA TURTLES - Caribbean Conservation Corporation site, dedicated to sea turtle preservation.
SHARKS -a species list of 30 families of sharks, shark myths facts or fiction and a clickable shark which describes the shark's anatomy.
TIGER INFORMATION CENTER -information on how to help preserve the remaining five subspecies of tigers, tiger ecology, zoo tigers and more.
WHALES -whale photos, including the blue, humpback, short finned pilot whale, and more, plus information on the anatomy and history of whales.
INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER -information on wolves and wolf images.
WILD WOLVES -listen to the call of the wolf, find out how wolves are making a comeback and discover the ancient connection between dogs and wolves.
WORM WORLD -find out about the worms in your yard and how worms act as nature's recyclers.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES
BAGHEERA -a place to learn more about endangered species issues, to find governmental and to study resources on endangered animals and endangered species list.
BIRDNET -a list of birds that are considered to be endangered or threatened and an endangered species list, both international and U.S.
ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES LISTS -endangered species are listed by region, group, extinct species or search for endangered species yourself by their common or scientific name.
ENDANGERED SPECIES IN THE GREAT LAKE STATES -regional lists for threatened and endangered species, endangered species listed by states and fact sheets on threatened and endangered species in the Great Lake States.
ENDANGERED SPECIES OF CANADA - information on the 431 plant and animal species at risk in Canada.
ENDANGERED SPECIES OF HAWAII -a list of Hawaii's endangered and threatened species and how they are being helped.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION -learn more about the Endangered species Act, endangered species issues and endangered species fact sheets.
WATCHLIST -identifies North American bird species that are faced with population decline, limited geographic range and/or threats such as habitat loss on their breeding and wintering grounds.
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY-PHOTO GALLERY -endangered species photos and a brief description.
WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE -the WCMC Database holds information on threatened species and other species
of conservation concern.
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MICHIGAN
FISH OF THE GREAT LAKES -profiles of the major fish species that live in the Great Lakes.
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES -information on Michigan wildlife.
MICHIGAN FROGS AND TOADS -brief description, habitat and photograph of a variety of frogs and toads.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION-GREAT LAKES -information on the natural resources and wildlife of the the Great Lakes area.
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REGIONS
ARCTIC WILDLIFE - learn about the animals of the Arctic and spruce up on your Arctic vocabulary.
CORAL REEF FISHES -information on the diversity of reef fish, feeding, reproduction and endangered species.
DESERT ANIMALS & WILDLIFE -information on the class, order, size, diet, habitat and more on a variety of desert animals.
FOREST ANIMALS -learn more about animals that live in temperate deciduous forest, including the aspic viper, gray squirrel, mallards and turkeys.
GRASSLAND ANIMALS -grasslands are open landscapes and have widely spaced trees, thus the animals that live in these areas are grazing mammals such as zebras, giraffes, bison and lions.
MARINE BIOLOGY -information on algae, seaweeds, extinct marine life, marine ecosystems, invertebrates, vertebrates and plankton.
NIGHT CREATURES OF THE KALAHOARI -at night humans see only darkness, but some animals see their next meal. Learn how night creatures are able to see at night.
OCEAN ANIMALS -information on ocean, coral reef, estuaries and coastal water animals.
TAIGA ANIMALS -taiga's are cold and dreary. Learn more about the animals that live there, some who migrate south, some who go into hibernation and other who simply cope with the cold environment.
TUNDRA ANIMALS -information on the Arctic fox, caribou, golden eagle, gray wolf, musk ox, Norway lemming, polar bear, red phalarope, ruddy turnsonte and sled dogs.
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ANIMAL RIGHTS
ANIMAL CONCERNS -links to animal organizations and animal rights around the world.
ANIMAL LEGISLATION AND POLICIES HOME PAGE -governmental organization, legislation, policies and guidelines.
PETA -site of the people for the ethical treatment of animals.
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WILDLIFE
AFRICAN WILDLIFE RESOURCE -a virtual encyclopedia dedicated to sharing information about the wildlife of Africa.
ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME -information on Alaskan wildlife, fish, habitats and more.
CANADIAN WILDLIFE - information on Canadian wildlife, their habitat, breeding and migration patterns.
GREAT OUTDOOR RECREATION PAGES -features articles of interest to wildlife watching enthusiasts, regional wildlife guides, species, educational opportunities and more.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION -endangered habitats, water quality, backyard wildlife habitats, photos, articles and more.
NATURE WILDLIFE -photos and information on African wildlife, including wildcats, Savanna baboons, hippos and warthogs.
SPECIES IN PARKS -search for plant and animal species within the lands owned by the U.S. National Park Service. Search by park name or species name.
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE -information on wetlands, fisheries, endangered species, environmental contaminants and more.
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY -learn more about WCS, which is headquartered at the New York City's Bronx Zoo, and how it works to save wildlife and wild lands throughout the world.
WILDLIFE NOTEBOOK -descriptions and more than 100 of Alaska's wild fish and game.
WORLD WILDLIFE - listing of the species most at risk, articles on global warming, maps of North America's forests and more.
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ZOOS
BRONX ZOO -learn more about the 300 animals you can see at the Bronx Zoo.
CINCINNATI ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDEN -a field guide to the plants and animals that live in the zoo.
DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN -take a tour and view the birds, elephants, penguins, snow monkeys, tigers and other animals of the zoo.
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL ZOO -photos and brief descriptions of the zoo's animals or view the orangutans from four still cameras that are refreshed every three minutes.
ST. LOUIS ZOO -click on an area of the zoo's map to discover information on the animals that live there.
SAN DIEGO ZOO -the San Diego Zoo has the largest collection of mammals, birds, and reptiles in North America. The animal collection consists of 4,238 specimens representing 816 species and subspecies. The zoo is also an officially recognized botanical garden and has special collections of more than 6,500 different species.
SEA WORLD -animal bytes the provide information about some of the unique creatures found in the animal kingdom. Each file includes their scientific classification, fun facts and biological value.
SINGAPORE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS -interactive maps and games that allow you to learn more about the zoo's animals.
TASMANIA PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE -information on Australian mammals, birds, reptiles, invertebrates and threatened species.
TOLEDO ZOO -tour the zoo's exhibits and discover more about its wildlife inhabitants.
TORONTO ZOO -preview the African Savanna Exhibit or take a virtual tour and learn more about bears, kapoks, gorillas and tasmanian devils.
VANCOUVER AQUARIUM MARINE SCIENCE CENTRE -view the centre's new Pacific Canada Pavilion. |
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ARTISTS
MOVEMENTS
MUSEUMS
TIME PERIODS
AFRICAN, OCEANIC AND NEW WORLD CULTURES - Detroit Institute of Art site that includes images of African, Pre-Columbian and Native American art.
ARCHIVES OF AMERICAN ART -a bureau of the Smithsonian Institute that contains the largest collection of documents on the history of the visual arts in the United States.
ART FILE -historical backgrounds and artist biographies.
ART HISTORY -links to art resources on the web, from prehistoric to 20th century art.
ARTCHIVE -brief biographical information, including images of the artist's works and links to other art related information.
ARTCYCLOPEDIA -search for artist, museum, movement or work. Will also provide references to sites where an artist's works can be viewed online.
ARTLEX -contains definitions of more than 3300 art terms.
ASK ART -a database of American artists.
A BRUSH WITH HISTORY -portraits of Americans from the 1720s to 1990s that vary in style and technique from the most sophisticated to those by self taught artists.
A DRAWING GLOSSARY -collection of drawing definitions.
FABULOUS RUINS OF DETROIT -a photo tour of some ruins of Detroit, including mansions and synagogues.
THE FIRST IMPRESSIONIST EXHIBITION, 1874 -partial recreation of the Impressionists exhibit, including works from Renoir, Monet, Pissarro and Cezanne.
GET THE PICTURE -select a photograph and learn the techniques and approaches the photographer use in taking and developing.
MEXICO: SPLENDORS OF THIRTY CENTURIES -exhibit explores the history of Mexican art, beginning in 1500 BC and continuing through the 20th century.
MOTHER OF ALL ART HISTORY LINKS PAGES -annotated collection of links to art history departments, online art and art museums compiled by the Department of the History of Art of the University of Michigan.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY -established officially in 1962 and located in Washington D.C. contains a collection of famous American men and women.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY-LONDON -founded in 1856 to house a collection of the likenesses of famous British men and women.
RESTORING A MASTERWORK -information on how the Minneapolis Institute of Arts restored Giovanni Bendetto Castiglione's Immaculate Conception with Saints Francis of Assisi and Anthony of Padua.
TIMELINE OF ART HISTORY -provides an overview of world art history through chronologies, maps and thematic content and currently highlights works of ancient art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
WORLD ART TREASURES -view over 100,000 slides of works of art from Egypt, China, Japan, India and Europe.
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ARTISTS
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES -brief biographies and images of the artist's work provided by Global Gallery.
ARTIST INDEX -alphabetical listing of artists with brief biographical information.
ARTIST INDEX -artist biographies and images of their works.
THE-ARTISTS.ORG - brief biographical information, links to articles, essays and interviews.
COMIC ART AND GRAFFIX GALLERY VIRTUAL MUSEUM AND ENCYCLOPEDIA -biographies of artists and writers who are or have been connected to the history of American comics.
INDEX OF POP ARTISTS -extensive list of artists and information on the pop art movement.
WOMEN ARTISTS IN HISTORY -links to women artists throughout history, from the Medieval Period to the 20th Century.
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MOVEMENTS
ART MOVEMENTS AND PERIODS -listing of of art movement definitions.
HALL OF ART MOVEMENTS -an overview of art styles and links to other art movement sites.
GLOSSARY OF ART MOVEMENTS -brief definitions of art movements from abstract expressionism to symbolism.
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MUSEUMS
TIME PERIODS
PREHISTORIC
THE CAVE OF CHAUVET PONT-D'ARC -virtual tour of the Paleolithic painted cave discovered in 1994.
THE CAVE OF LASCAUX -site from the Ministry of Culture in France that takes you on a virtual tour of the Paleolithic wall paintings of Lascaux, France.
STONE PAGES -images of stone circles, including Stonehenge, and other prehistoric stone formations in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy.
STONEHENGE -what is Stonehenge and how was it constructed?
ANCIENT
ANCIENT ART -a Detroit Institute of Arts site on ancient art with information and images from their collection of artwork from the ancient Mediterranean world of Egypt, Greece and Rome.
CULTURAL MAP OF HELLAS -a study of ancient Greek art and artifacts covering archaeological sites, monuments and museum collections of Greece.
CELTIC ART AND CULTURES -database of images and information on Celtic art and culture.
EGYPTIAN ART -view 50 images of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of ancient Egyptian art.
THE GEORGE ORTIZ COLLECTION -gallery of ancient art from Greece, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Pre-Columbia, Africa and the Pacific.
MYSTERIES OF THE NILE -explore the mysteries of ancient Greece, including the Sphinx, the Great Pyramid and the temples of Luxor.
MIDDLE AGES
AMIENS CATHEDRAL PROJECT -the history and images of the exterior, interior and sculptures of the great Gothic Cathedral of Amiens.
THE CLOISTERS -branch of the Metropolitan Museum devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe.
GALLERY OF TAPESTRIES -a Vatican site containing information and images of several medieval tapestries.
THE GLORY OF BYZANTIUM -images of works of art from the first golden age of Byzantine art (324-730) and the second golden age of Byzantine art (843-1261).
MEDIEVAL ART -includes 50 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's medieval art collection.
NIXNET MEDIEVAL -directory of medieval art web sites organized by subject and location.
SALISBURY PROJECT -an archive of color photographers of Trinity Chapel and Chapter House, both of which are located in Salisbury, England.
RENAISSANCE
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART PROJECT -biographical information and artistic samples of Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Fra Angelico.
RENAISSANCE WORLD ART -biographical information of Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael. And images of their works.
20TH CENTURY
INDEX OF POP ARTISTS -listing of artists and information on the pop art movement. |
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ASTRONAUTS
ASTRONOMERS
EXPLORATION
PLANETS
SPACE
ASTRONAUTS
AFRICAN AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS - brief biographical information on ten African American astronauts.
COSMONAUT BIOGRAPHIES -biographies of the Russian cosmonauts assigned to cooperative US/Russian projects.
HOW TO BECOME AN ASTRONAUT -application information and requirements for the astronaut program.
NASA ASTRONAUT BIOGRAPHIES -a list of astronaut biographies as prepared by the Astronaut Office of the Johnson Space Center.
WOMEN OF NASA - offers opportunities to find out about their education, career journeys, and current work via online profiles, live web chats, interactive video web casts, and text based forums.
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ASTRONOMERS
TYCHO BRAHE -information on the Danish astronomer.
NICOLAUS COPERNICUS -brief biography on the Polish astronomer and his Copernican Theory, that the Sun (not the Earth) is at rest in the center of the Universe.
GALILEO GALILEI -biography on the Italian astronomer and information on his telescope, his discovery of Jupiter's satellites and more.
THE GALILEO PROJECT -a hypertext source of information on the life and work of Galileo Galilei and the science of his times.
EDMOND HALLEY -information on the English astronomer and the discovery of the Halley Comet.
JOHANNES KEPLER -information on the German mathematician and his three laws.
MARIA MITCHELL -information on America's first woman professor of astronomy and the discovery of the Comet Mitchell 1847VI.
MARIA MITCHELL ASSOCIATION -more information on Mitchell, the first woman elected to fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
PTOLEMY, THE MAN -brief biography of Claudius Ptolemaeus, astronomer, geographer and mathematician, and his geocentric
theory of the solar system.
CLYDE TOMBAUGH -information on the man who discovered Pluto.
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EXPLORATION
3...2...1...BLASTOFF! -learn about the basics and the history of rocket science.
BASICS OF SPACE FLIGHT LEARNERS' WORKBOOK -identifies and helps to explain the general concepts associated with space flight and deep space missions.
CASSINI INFORMATION -information on the launch vehicle Cassini and its mission of delivering a probe to Titan, one of the five moons of Saturn.
EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY -information on the Paranal Observatory and their Very Large Telescope Project (VLT), four 8-meter telescopes which can work independently or in a combined mode.
HOW SATELLITES WORK -find out how satellites stay in orbit and how they are designed.
THE HUBBLE PROJECT -an overview of the telescope, an image gallery and project news.
HUBBLE SITE - archive of 13 years of pictures, news and discoveries.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION -Nasa's look at the building of the space station and their part in the project.
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY - NASA's lead center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - up to date information on launchings and landings.
MARS EXPLORATION PROGRAM - NASA's home for Mars missions: past present and future.
MARS PATHFINDER -the latest information on the Pathfinder's mission, an archive of images and information on the Pathfinder Lander and Sojourner Rover.
MIR SPACE STATION -guide to the Russian space station that was in orbit for over 10 years.
NASA SPACEFLIGHT -information on shuttle launches, the crews, cargo and timeline.
NASA SPACE SHUTTLE VIRTUAL TOUR - the STS-90 Virtual Tour takes you through the Space Shuttle Columbia as it is being prepared for launch in the Orbiter Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center. Tour in the cockpit, go through the airlock and see the inside of the Neurolab payload.
THE SATELLITE SITE -information on satellites and how they work.
SATURN SATELLITE MOSAICS - mapping information on Saturn's five moons from the data collected by both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 missions.
VOYAGER PROJECT HOME PAGE -general information, mission description, spacecraft description and tour description, facts and details.
WINDOWS TO THE UNIVERSE -information on the Ulysses Mission and space weather.
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PLANETS
CEPS PLANETARY IMAGE FACILITY -contains over 300,000 photographs and images of the planets and their satellites.
THE NINE PLANETS -an overview of the history, mythology and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system.
PLANETARY FACT SHEETS -information on the nine planets, the sun and comets.
SOLAR SYSTEM LIVE -site allows you to set time and date, viewpoint, observing location, orbital elements to track an asteroid or comet, and a variety of other parameters.
SOLAR SYSTEM SIMULATOR -look at a view of a planet as seen from Earth.
WELCOME TO THE PLANETS -a collection of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program.
MERCURY -planet profile and images of Mercury taken by Mariner 10.
MERCURY -facts and information about the planet.
VENUS -planet profile and images of the planet.
VENUS -facts and information about the planet, volcanoes, craters, and other surface features, plus information on spacecraft
missions to Venus.
EARTH -planet profile and images of Earth taken from Galileo when it was 1.3 million miles from Earth.
EARTH -facts and information about the planet Earth.
MARS - planet profile and images of the planet from Mars Lander I and II.
MARS - facts and information about the planet Mars.
JUPITER - planet profile and images of the planet taken from Voyager 1 and Voyager 2.
JUPITER - facts and information on the planet Jupiter.
SATURN - planet profile and images of the planet taken from Voyager 2 when it was 21 million miles away.
SATURN - facts and information on Saturn.
URANUS -planet profile and images taken from Voyager 2.
URANUS -facts about the planet and information about its rings and moons.
NEPTUNE -planet profile and images taken from Voyager 2.
NEPTUNE -facts about the planet, its atmosphere, rings and moons.
PLUTO -planet profile and image taken from the Hubble Space Telescope.
PLUTO -facts about the planet and its unusual orbit.
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SPACE
ASTEROIDS -information on asteroids, the discovery of asteroids, what they look like, near Earth misses and the exploration of asteroids
ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY -each day a different image or photo is featured, with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
THE AURORA PAGE -information, links and images about the Northern Lights.
AURORAS -this site shows you what auroras look like from space and on Earth, how they are created and where they can be found.
BLACK HOLES AND NEUTRON STARS -information on black holes, stars, pulsars and more.
COMET HALE-BOPP -a field guide to the comet, including the comet's history, images and related links.
COMET HYAKUTAKE -information on the comet that was discovered January 30, 1996.
COMET OBSERVATION HOME PAGE - NASA site with comet information and the people who discover them.
COMETS -information on the origin and orbits of comets, an anatomy of a comet and comet names and observations.
DOOMSDAY ASTEROID -companion page to the PBS series NOVA on comets, asteroids and information on how to make your own comet nucleus.
ECLIPSES -Sky and Telescope's page on eclipse information and images and previews of upcoming eclipses.
ECLIPSE - NASA site with information on past, present and future eclipses.
HUNT FOR ALIEN WORLDS -companion page to the series NOVA and their search for signs of life in the galaxy.
INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY -answers general cosmology questions. What is the Big Bang? What is the universe made off?
What is the Milky Way? and more.
THE MESSIER CATALOG -a collection of objects in the sky including nebulae, star clusters and galaxies.
METEORS - information on meteorite, meteoroids and meteors.
MILKY WAY GALAXY -information on the galaxy which homes our Solar System together with at least 200 billion other stars
and planets.
NATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE DATA CENTER -provides access to a wide variety of astrophysics, space physics, solar physics and lunar and planetary data from NASA space flight missions.
NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID TRACKING -general information on and images of asteroids.
OCCULTATIONS - information about occultations, including lunar and asteroid.
SETI INSTITUTE -frequently asked questions about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
SKY AND TELESCOPE -the world's leading magazine source on up-to-date information about astronomy and space science.
SKY CHART - simulate a naked eye view of the sky from any location on Earth, at any time of day or night
SPACE WEATHER -current space weather conditions.
STANFORD SOLAR CENTER -explore the Sun's tangled magnetic field, its turbulent surface motions and the dramatic sunspot cycle.
STAR JOURNEY -journey through the stars with National Geographic.
STARS AND CONSTELLATIONS -alphabetical listing of the constellations and stars. Also includes a list of the 26 brightest stars and the 26 nearest stars.
THE WEB NEBULAE -an explanation on the different types of nebulae and links to a variety of nebulae images. |
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AFRICAN AMERICANS
AFRICAN AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS - brief biographical information on ten African American astronauts.
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY WEBSITE - brief biographies, focusing on individuals involved during the Civil Rights era.
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN HISTORY -brief biographical sketches of several key figures in African American history.
AFRICAN AMERICAN WARRIORS -information on African American soldiers throughout U.S. history from the Revolution War to General Colin Powell.
AFRO-AMERICAN ALMANAC - an online presentation of African American history, from the beginning of the slave trade to the present. Click on biographies to find several brief biographies.
BLACK BASEBALL'S NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES -view photos, read profiles and hear sound clips of players from the Negro League Players.
BLACK HISTORY INVENTORS- brief biographical sketches on Dr. Charles Richard Drew, Percy Julian, Elijah McCoy,
Garrett Morgan, Granville T. Woods, George Washington Carver and Madame C.J. Walker.
BREAKING RACIAL BARRIERS -biographies and portraits of noteworthy African Americans provided by the Harmon
Foundation of New York.
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ARTISTS
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES -brief biographies and images of the artist's work provided by Global Gallery.
ARTIST INDEX -artist biographies and images of their works.
COMIC ART AND GRAFFIX GALLERY VIRTUAL MUSEUM AND ENCYCLOPEDIA -biographies of artists and writers who
are or have been connected to the history of American comics.
INDEX OF POP ARTISTS -biographical information on 48 artists from the 60s art movement, including Andy Warhol.
WOMEN ARTISTS IN HISTORY -links to women artists throughout history, from the Medieval Period to the 20th Century.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SITES
BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY -includes information on more than 27,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world
from ancient times to present day.
BIOGRAPHY.COM -a database of over 20,000 of the greatest lives, past and present. Enter a name to discover who they were, what they did and why.
THE BIOGRAPHY MAKER -designed to help convert facts into insights, to convert dull and boring information into fascination and magic and to inspire vivid writing to make readers want to know more about a person.
WHO2 - gives you the hard facts you're most likely looking for: birth and death dates, famous works, notorious trivia and more.
DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY OFFICE - the history of Canada's inhabitants and their culture, with information on people who died between the years 1000 and 1930.
GALLERY OF ACHIEVERS -a focus on individuals whose accomplishments have shaped the 20th Century.
INDEX OF BIOGRAPHIES -includes an alphabetical index of mathematicians, a chronological index from 1000 A.D. to 1947, and a birthplace map.
LIVES - links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more. Does not include any biographical information on living individuals.
MEDIEVAL PEOPLE - information on artists, authors, musicians, religious figures, royalty and nobility.
NEWSMAKER BIOS -an ABC News site that contains brief sketches introducing the central figures of today's world.
PEOPLE INDEX -lifelines of important people from the date of their birth to their death.
PBS BIOGRAPHIES - biographical information on people featured on PBS.
TIME 100 -Time's profile of 100 personalities that have help change the world during the last 100 years, for better of worse.
NASA ASTRONAUT BIOGRAPHIES -biographies of NASA
astronauts, astronaut candidates, cosmonauts and payload specialists.
DEAD PEOPLE SERVER -a list of interesting celebrities who are or might plausibly be dead.
FIND A GRAVE -search by name, location or claim to fame to locate the person's grave.
THE POLITICAL GRAVEYARD -the web site that tells you where the dead politicians are buried.
TOP NORTH AMERICAN ATHLETES - biographies of great athletes of the 20th century, as selected and profiled by ESPN as part of the Sports Century retrospective
USA GYMNASTICS OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY INDEX -biographical information on U.S. gymnasts ~ men's, women's and rhythmic.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE WHO HAPPEN TO BE CANADIAN - information on Canadian actors, artists, astronauts and more.
WHO'S ALIVE AND WHO'S DEAD -the site that helps you keep track of which famous people have died and which are still alive!
FIRST LADIES
THE FIRST LADIES -biographical information on all of the First Ladies from Martha Dandridge Custis Washington to the current first lady.
NATIONAL FIRST LADIES LIBRARY HOME PAGE -a national archive devoted to educating people about the contributions of the
First Ladies and other important women in history.
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HISPANICS
CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE - a Gale site with biographies of significant Hispanic individuals.
FAMOUS HISPANICS IN THE WORLD AND HISTORY - a listing of famous Hispanics, including writers, explorers, scientists, musicians and poets.
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MATHEMATICIANS
BIOGRAPHIES OF WOMEN MATHEMATICIANS -biographical information that illustrates the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics.
HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS -includes biographical information on mathematicians from ancient times to the present day.
MATHEMATICIANS OF THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES -accounts of the lives and works of 17th and 18th century mathematicians.
PAST NOTABLE WOMEN OF COMPUTING AND MATHEMATICS - brief information on the women who help shape the mathematical and computing world.
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MUSICIANS
CATALOGUE OF CLASSICAL COMPOSERS -a reference to the history of classical music through the biographies of the composers who wrote the music.
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS DATABASE -alphabetical listing of composers. Some with brief biographical sketches, others with more detailed information and links to other related sites.
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS' ARCHIVE -search archive alphabetically, by nationality, birth years or time periods.
COMPOSER MASTER INDEX -searchable alphabetical listing of composers with biographical information and a listing of the composer's works.
THE MOZART PROJECT -information on Mozart's life, a listing of his compositions and related links to other Mozart resources.
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME -biographical information on the inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
THE ROGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN ORGANIZATION -biographies of composers, lyricists and book writers of stage musicals and concert works.
NOBEL LAUREATES
NOBEL PRIZE INTERNET ARCHIVES -information on Nobel Laureates by category -physics, chemistry, literature, peace, economics, physiology and medicine.
THE NOBEL PRIZES -information on the Nobel Prize, the medals and prize amounts. Each prize category has a complete list of Laureates with links to more specific information.
WOMEN NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATES -information on the women who have been awarded Nobel Prizes, beginning with Marie Curie in 1903.
PLAYWRIGHTS AND ACTORS
DRAMATISTS - biographical information on dramatists ranging from Aeschylus to William Wycherley.
INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE -filmographies of actors, directors and screenwriters. Short biographies are also provided for many of those referenced in the IMD database.
RELIGIOUS
PATRON SAINTS INDEX -profiles of saints that contain biographical information, prayers to and by the saints, area of patronage and links to related sites.
CATHOLIC ONLINE SAINTS AND ANGELS -an alphabetical listing of saints, with biographical information.
NEW ADVENT -information on saints provided by The Catholic Encyclopedia from St. Aloysius to St. Zwirner.
LIST OF POPES -biographical information on all of the Popes, from St. Peter to Pope John Paul II.
SCIENTISTS
CATALOG OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY IN THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES -a collection of 631 biographies on members of the scientific community during the 16th and 17th centuries with vital facts about each individual and their contributions to science.
THE INVENTION DIMENSION -the Inventor of the Week provides biographical information on a different inventor each week. Also contains an archive of past inventors.
NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME -search for brief biographical information by inventor or by the invention.
FAMOUS PHYSICISTS AND ASTRONOMERS -biographical information on Max Born, Marie Curie, Enrico Fermi, Sir Isaac Newton and more.
4000 YEARS OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE -a list of over 125 names with biographical information of women in our scientific and technical past.
GREAT CANADIAN SCIENTISTS -alphabetical list of scientists listing their scientific field and major achievement and biographical information.
U.S. HISTORY
AMERICAN HISTORY -biographies of the men and women who helped shape U.S. history from the Civil War to the present.
Searchable by names, occupations, eras and photos.
BIOGRAPHIES -an alphabetical listing of historical persons related to American history.
COLONIAL HALL -biographical sketches of America's Founding Fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence, taken from the 1829 book, Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, by Rev. Charles A. Goodrich.
CONGRESSIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY -profiles of United States Congress members, from 1774 to present.
UNCLE SAM ~ WHO'S WHO IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT - information on members of the Executive Branch, the Cabinet, Congressional Committees, House of Representatives, Senate, Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Supreme Court.
THE FOUNDING FATHERS -general biographical overview of the 55 delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention sessions.
WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY -brief information on women from early America to present day.
U.S. PRESIDENTS
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY: A GLORIOUS BURDEN -a Smithsonian site with information on the presidency, the election process, the campaign trail and the role of media in politics.
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY -biographical history of the presidents, the presidency, politics and other related subjects.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY HALL OF PRESIDENTS -Smithsonian site with brief biographical information and portrait of each U.S. president.
PORTRAITS OF THE PRESIDENTS AND FIRST LADIES -photographs and portraits of Presidents and First Ladies from the Library of Congress.
POTUS -contains background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events and some point of interests about the Presidents of the United States.
PRESIDENTS -information and documents on Presidential speeches, writings and biographies.
THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES -fast facts, Inaugural Addresses, familiar quotations and brief biographies of the U.S. Presidents.
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY: VICE PRESIDENTS -biographical information on the men who have served as Vice President.
WOMEN
BIOGRAPHIES OF WOMEN MATHEMATICIANS -biographical information that illustrates the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics.
BRITISH HISTORY-THE EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN 1750-1920 - biographical information on Great Britain's suffragists, the pressure groups, strategies and tactics, and Parliamentary Reform Acts.
DISTINGUISHED WOMEN OF PAST AND PRESENT -contains biographies of women who have contributed to our culture ~ writers, educators, scientists, heads of states, politicians, artists and more.
THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME -the history of Seneca Falls and biographies of the Hall's inductees.
REMEMBER THE LADIES -information on women who have served as spies, soldiers, nurses, physicians, lawyers and more.
75 SUFFRAGISTS -brief biographical sketches of 75 suffrage leaders, information was obtained from Notable American Women.
WESTWEB: WESTERN WOMEN'S HISTORY -biographies and diaries of Western women, links to other sites dealing with other issues in women's history and some images of Western women.
WOMEN COMPOSERS DATABASE -a listing of links to sites of women composers.
WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY -brief information on women from early America to present day.
WOMEN IN WORLD HISTORY - biographies of women rulers, and women who are considered heroes in their countries, and influential women from selected eras.
WOMEN IN AVIATION HISTORY -information on a small sampling of women who made a significant contribution to the field of aviation.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH -profiles of famous women from Eleanor Roosevelt to Margaret Thatcher from the History Channel.
WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL CENTER -information on the recipients of the Women's International Center Living Legacy Award and other exceptional humanitarians.
WORLD LEADERS
ALEXANDER PALACE TIME MACHINE - biographies of the Russians associated with the history of the palace.
BRITANNIA~ENGLISH GOVERNMENT -a brief overview of British form of government and information on Britain's parliament.
BRITISH MONARCHY -biographical information on the men and women who have ruled England throughout the ages.
DE IMPERATORIBUS ROMANIS -on online encyclopedia of Roman Emperors that contains brief biographical information on all of the Roman Emperors from Emperor Augustus to Constantine XI.
EGYPTIAN KINGS -chronological listing of Egypt's rulers, with brief biographical information.
FIRST AFRICAN RULERS - basic information of African rulers in the years of independence.
THE FIRST WORLD WAR POLITICAL LEADERS -information on Tsar Nicholas II, King Constantine, Woodrow Wilson and other leaders who participated in WWI.
HISTORY OF THE MONARCHY - royal profiles of Kings and Queens of England, Scotland and the United Kingdom.
MAD MONARCHS SERIES - a series of biographies on the personal lives of history's mad royals. Many Royals had egocentric, megalomaniac or paranoid tendencies and their mental states ranged from severe psychotic and psycho-organic disorders to personality disorders and light neuroses. Although not all Royals in this series were clinically mad, they certainly were peculiar.
MONARCHS AND LEADERS -BBC site with biographical information of Kings, Queens and other leaders.
MONARCHS OF GREAT BRITAIN -information on England's Kings and Queens. Search by monarch or time period.
PRIME MINISTERS OF CANADA -information on the those who have served as Canada's Prime Minister.
RULERS -this site contains lists of the Heads of State and Heads of Government of all currently existing countries and territories.
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A WEB OF ONLINE DICTIONARIES -links to more than 500 dictionaries in over 140 different languages.
MERRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE -search for a word in the dictionary or thesaurus, a listing of cool words, a puzzle archive and more.
ROGET'S THESAURUS -search for headwords or full text of Roget's Thesaurus.
WEBSTER'S REVISED UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY -the 1913 edition of the dictionary that contains a wide variety of definitions of obsolete words.
ASL DICTIONARY -American Sign Language Dictionary that contains over 200 signs and descriptions of each sign.
THE LOGOS DICTIONARY -over 7 million entries in a variety of languages, including English, Italian, French, Spanish, Dutch and German.
THE ENGLISH TO AMERICAN DICTIONARY -a Scottish man's look at words that are in common use in the United Kingdom, but means nothing or something extremely rude in the United States.
ENGLISH-CHINESE ONLINE DICTIONARY -type in an English word to receive the Chinese equivalent.
FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY -contains almost 75,000 terms and translates from French to English or English to French.
GERMAN-ENGLISH ONLINE DICTIONARY -contains more than 130,000 entries and allows the user to enter words in English
or German.
A SMALL ENGLISH-POLISH DICTIONARY -input an English word for the Polish translation.
DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLISM -this dictionary tries to provide some possible cultural significance's of various symbols, and suggest ways in which those symbols may have been used in context.
MO'O AND LOLO'S HAWAIIAN DICTIONARY ONLINE -contains almost 5000 frequently used Hawaiian words and definitions.
AUSTRALIAN SLANG -G'day mate! Learn these Australian slang words and phrases and you'll feel at home on your first day Down Under.
RHYMING DICTIONARY -search for words that rhyme, find perfect rhymes, match only the last sound of the word, match consonants, synonyms and more.
ONLINE MUSIC DICTIONARY -an alphabetical listing of musical terms and their definitions.
ONLINE SLANG DICTIONARY -an alphabetical listing of slang terms and their definition.
TWISTS, SLUGS AND ROSCOES: A GLOSSARY OF HARDBOILED SLANG - learn the language spoken by Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Mike Hammer and other hardboiled detectives.
A DICTIONARY OF UNITS -provides a summary of most of the units of measurements to be found in use around the world today. UNITS OF MEASUREMENT -a dictionary of units of measurement with information on English, metric and international units of measurements. |
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FLAGS - flags of the United States, current state flags and current flags of U.S. districts, territories and possessions.
FLAGS - includes flags of the Confederacy, flags of the Republic of Texas, state flags and flags of the United States.
FLAGS OF ALL COUNTRIES -an alphabetical listing of countries with an image of their flag and information on the people, government, economy, transportation and more.
FLAGS OF THE NATIVE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED STATES -provides a full color flag chart representing 102 Native Nations and Associations.
FLAGS OF THE WORLD -search by country, geography, keyword, title or last modification date of more than 17,000 images of flags.
THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER -story of the flag and other information on the flag that inspired the United States national anthem.
WORLD FLAG DATABASE -listed with each country is the national and state flags, ensigns and basic information on the country including its formal name, capital, area, population, currency, languages, and religions.
NATIONAL ANTHEMS OF THE WORLD -an alphabetical listing of national anthems and flags.
NATIONAL ANTHEMS OF THE WORLD -listing of national anthems, plus a map and a brief description of each listed country.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
FLAGS
MAPS
UNITED STATES
WORLD FACTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
DISCOVERS WEB -links to information on voyages of discovery and exploration.
EARTH -facts and figures on the third planet from the Sun.
HOW FAR IS IT? -using data from the U.S. Census, this site will calculate the distance between two places and provide a map showing the two sites.
INFONATION -compare information on up to seven member countries of the United Nations.
WORLD HIGH POINTS -link to the high points around the world.
WORLD TIME -interactive atlas, time information, sunrise and sunset information for cities around the world.
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COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
AFRICA
AFRICA GEOGRAPHIA -explore all the traditional African safari destinations.
AFRICA NEWS -up to date information on all of Africa's news sources from more than 60 different sources, including 40 top African news organizations.
AFRICA: BACKGROUND NOTES -information on African countries from the U.S. Department of State.
AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER -University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center that contains links to an annotated resource list on Africa, including links to general information and maps.
INTERNET AFRICAN HISTORY SOURCEBOOK -learn more about the history of Africa.
ARCTIC
ARCTIC CIRCLE -information on the history, culture and exploration of the Arctic Circle.
ARCTIC COUNCIL -intergovernmental forum that provides a mechanism to address the common concerns and challenges faced by the Arctic government and the people of the Arctic.
ARCTIC CIRCLE -learn about the history of the exploration of the Arctic Circle.
GREENLAND -part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
GREENLAND - CIA World Factbook site, with information on the geography, people, government, economy and more.
ICELAND - CIA World Factbook site, with information on the geography, people, government, economy and more.
ICELAND -cartoon history of the country and information on the culture.
SVALBARD - a territory of Norway.
ANTARCTICA
ANTARCTICA ONLINE -live information from the five Australian stations based in the Antarctic.
DID YOU KNOW... -excerpts from the "Did You Know..." column that appears in the Antarctic Sun, published during the austral
summer for the U.S. Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
HISTORIC GUIDE TO ROSS ISLAND, ANTARCTICA -learn more about the discovery in 1841 or take a virtual walking tour.
SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND -learn more about the island, the ice and the isolation. ASIA
ASIA GEOGRAPHIA -information on India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, New Guinea, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE ORIENT -covers all countries and cultures between Mauritania in the west and Iran in the east, Turkey in the north and Sudan in the south.
SOUTH-EAST ASIA INFORMATION -information on Brunei, Burma,
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
CENTRAL AMERICA
RESOURCES BY COUNTRY -click on a country to view all of the resources related to a Central American or Caribbean country.
MEDITERRANEAN
MIDDLE EAST
ARABNET -an online resource for the Arab world in the Middle East and North Africa.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE MIDDLE EAST -geographical information on countries of the Middle East, including Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and more.
MAPS OF THE MIDDLE EAST -maps of the Middle East from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA -Canadian government site with information about the government and its services.
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES -contains over 500,000 geographical names in Canada to help you answer the questions -Where is Tsiigehtchic? Which is further west Edmonton or Calgary? and more.
CANADIANA -the Canadian Resource Page. Contains Canadian news and information, facts and figures, government information, history, heritage, and more
INFO CANADA -tour Canada and meet Canadians who live in the country's different provinces and territories.
NUNAVUT -information on Canada's newest territory.
MEXICO -a look at the geography, people, government, economy and military of Mexico.
MEXICO -a Library of Congress country study.THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT -government site that explains the levels of government including the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
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UNITED STATES
AMERICA'S ROOF -click on the U.S. map to locate the high points of the country.
50 STATES AND CAPITALS -click on a file folder to reach a state's resource page. Also includes information on U.S. Commonwealth and Territories.
GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEM -enter a state site or feature that can be found on the 1:24,000 scale topographic maps of the U.S. Geological Survey.
GREAT LAKES ATLAS -an online Environmental Atlas and Resource of the Great Lakes jointly produced by the government of Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
MICHIGAN LAND CONSERVANCIES AND NATURE CENTERS -contains information and links to the land conservancies, nature centers and other organizations in Michigan that are involved in land conservation and environmental education.
NETSTATE -information on state symbols, animals, insects, news and geography.
UNITED STATES AND TERRITORIES DATA BASE QUERY FORM -U.S. Geographical Survey site that helps to locate a U.S. location, its elevation, range, population and map.
WORLD FACTS
EUROPE
WORLD FACTS
EUROPE
CENTRAL EUROPE ONLINE -country information, news and business information about the Central European countries.
DISCOVER THE FRENCH REGIONS -click on an area of the map to learn more about the different French regions.
EUROPE GEOGRAPHIA -information on Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Norway, Russia and Sweden.
EUROPEAN PAGES ONLINE -general information on European news, arts, culture, education and links to countries official home pages.
HISTORICAL MAPS OF EUROPE -links to a variety of historic European maps.
MAPS OF EUROPE -maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
THE NORDIC PAGES -information on Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
WORLD FACTS
ATLAPEDIA -the link Countries A to Z provides facts, figures and statistical data on a country's geography, climate, people and the economy.
COUNTRY STUDIES -a Library of Congress site that describes and analyzes 85 countries and their political, economic, social
and cultural factors.
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND NOTES -this site provides information on geographic entities and international organizations.
WORLD FACTBOOK -a CIA publication that provides country information and reference maps.
GLOBAL GOURMET -contains links to recipes associated with a country's or region's cuisine.
GLOBAL STATISTICS -general information ranging from country profiles to the highest mountains in the world to a list of countries with their capitals, surface area and population.
WEB OF CULTURE -information on world cuisine, currency and embassy locations.
UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATES -brief statistical information on the member countries of the United Nations.
NATIONAL PAGES -links to the national pages of Bulgaria, Germany, Portugal and more.
COUNTRY REPORTS -1400 pages of content intended to increase culture awareness and links to anthems, flags, maps, weather and news of the nations of the World.
RESOURCES BY COUNTRY -click on a country to view all of the resources related to a Central American of Caribbean country.
LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER - country and subject directories on Central and South American countries.
ARABNET -an online resource for the Arab world in the Middle East and North Africa.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE MIDDLE EAST -geographical information on countries of the Middle East, including Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya and Yemen. INDEX ON AFRICA -a comprehensive guide on the continent of Africa. |
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
STATE OF MICHIGAN - -links to the three governmental branches of Michigan and other Michigan governmental agencies.
STATE SENATE -locate your State Senator by name, district number, city, township or county, also session schedule information.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -locate your State Representative by county or zip code and House leadership and committee information.
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE -find information on House and Senate Bills, House and Senate schedules and Public Acts Tables for
1997 and 1998.
LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN -links to the Michigan Electronic Library (MEL), Michigan legislative information and a listing of Michigan libraries on the Web.
MICHIGAN'S DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES - a list of links to Michigan Departments and Agencies, including the Attorney General, Education, Jobs Commission and the Lottery Bureau.
SECRETARY OF STATE -election information, office of the Great Seal, license plate and water craft registration renewal and a brief section on the history of Michigan.
MICHIGAN COURTS -information on Michigan's Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Trial Courts.
INSTITUTE OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION -search Michigan Supreme Court opinions by key word or party.
MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATION CODE -search Michigan's code by key word or phrase.
MICHIGAN'S CONSTITUTION OF 1963 -hypertext version of Michigan's last constitution which became effective on January 1, 1964 and has been amended 17 times.
STATE ARCHIVES OF MICHIGAN -information about public records for state and local government agencies.
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH
ELECTORAL COLLEGE - information on presidential elections, past and present.
EXECUTIVE ORDERS -search White House publications.
THE FIRST LADY OF THE WHITE HOUSE -biography of the current first lady.
PRESIDENTS -information and documents on Presidential speeches, writings and biographies.
THE PRESIDENTS -presidential records, domestic policies, foreign affairs and presidential quotes.
POTUS~PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES -contains background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events and some points of interest about the Presidents of the United States.
THE WHITE HOUSE -includes a history of the White House, a guide to information about the Federal government, White House documents and news of what's happening at the White House.
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CABINET DEPARTMENTS
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES & COMMISSIONS
FEDSTATS - One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics. Search for governmental agencies and programs that produce statistics of interest to the public.
FEDWORLD - search for federal information by keyword, government reports, general information services or web sites.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESOURCES ON THE WEB -a collection of links to federal law and government resources.
OFFICIAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WEB SITES -a Library of Congress resource page listing Executive, Legislative and Judicial sites.
SBA: LIST OF GOVERNMENT WWW SERVERS -a list of governmental servers from A to Z.
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JUDICIAL BRANCH
BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS - statistics about crimes and victims, criminal offenders and information on the U.S. justice system.
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER -information about U.S. courts, also provides Court related links and educational programs.
THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY -news and information about U.S. Courts, publications and directories and frequently asked questions.
FINDLAW -search through U.S. Supreme Court Opinions by case or topic.
OYEZ OYEZ OYEZ -take a virtual tour of the Supreme Court Building, search Supreme Court cases by title, subject or date or listen to digital audio recordings of speeches made by several justices.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES - information about the Supreme Court, recent decisions, the docket, court rules and more.
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS - information on the The 94 U.S. judicial districts are organized into 12 regional circuits, each of which has a United States court of appeals.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS - information on the trial courts of the federal court system.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
UNITED STATES SENATE -links to legislative actives, Senator information, Senate Committees and other resources.
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - links to House operations, House Directory and other House organizations.
CONGRESS LINK -learn about Congress, how it works, its Constitutional underpinnings and the public policies it produces.
CONGRESS.ORG - includes the Congressional Directory and links to the Executive, the Judicial Branches, to State Governors and to Capital Hill basics.
FEDNET -provides live and archived audio coverage of Congressional events.
HOW OUR LAWS ARE MADE -explains how laws are made in the United States.
I'M JUST A BILL -lyrics to the America Rock tune I'm Just A Bill.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS -information on documents, photographs, movies and sound recordings that tell America's story. Also includes links to Thomas: Legislative Information, Library of Congress Exhibitions and library services.
THOMAS: LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET - search for bills by number or word/phrase. Includes link to the Congressional Record, learn how bills are made and see an enactment of a law.
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U.S. STATES GOVERNMENT
GET VOTING 411 -links to U.S. states election related sites.
OFFICIAL CITY WEB SITES -search for city government sites alphabetically by state or U.S. territories.
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS -Library of Congress site with links to state and local government information and maps of
individual states.
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON THE NET -allows you to search for state information by simple or combined keyword search, state court information or alphabetically by state.
STATE STATUTES AND LEGISLATION -links to sites containing State constitutions, statutes, legislation and session laws.
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HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
MAGNA CARTA
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
THE FEDERALIST PAPERS
THE AVALON PROJECT AT THE YALE SCHOOL OF LAW -documents in law, history and diplomacy from pre 18th Century to the 20th Century.
DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS -identifies issues about government making headlines, archives from 1995.
U.S. HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS -a listing of U.S. historical documents from Pre-Colonial to Present Time.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION -ready access to public laws, the daily Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations and public papers of the President.
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POLITICAL PARTIES
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
AMERICAN REFORM PARTY
GREEN PARTY
LIBERTARIAN PARTY
REFORM PARTY
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FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS & LEADERS
NATO -Nato membership information, the structure of the organization, fact sheets, press releases and speeches.
UNITED NATIONS - UN membership information, conferences and events, UN documents and links on Human rights.
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA -information about Canada and direct links to government departments and agencies.
ELECTIONS CANADA ON-LINE -Canadian election results.
MEXICO -brief overview of Mexico, its levels of government and links to other government resources.
CHIEFS OF STATE AND CABINET MEMBERS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS -a CIA site that allows you to click on a country and identify the current leader.
CONSTITUTION FINDER -constitutions, charters, amendments and other related documents from nations around the world.
COUNTRY STUDIES -Library of Congress site that contains information on 101 countries.
ELECTIONS AROUND THE WORLD -information on elections around the world.
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS -contains links to election commissions, democracy and election related organizations from countries around the world.
IN FOCUS -a gateway to foreign policy, allows you to click on a world map for a region of interest or select from a variety of topics, including trade, military, drug control, human rights and the environment.
POLITICAL RESOURCES ON THE NET -listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to parties,
organization, governments and media from all around the world.
THE ELECTRONIC EMBASSY -a resource of and for the Washington D.C. foreign embassy community.
EMBASSY WORLD -an alphabetical listing of embassies and consulates of the world, embassies inside the U.S. and a listing of
U.S. embassies worldwide.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
AROUND THE WORLD IN THE 1890s -photographs from the World's Transportation Commission, 1894-1896. Nearly 900 images of transportation, including railroads, elephants, camels, horses, sleds and sleighs.
EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY - information from the Ancient World to the present.
HISTORY CHANNEL -travel through time, listen to great speeches and check out this day in Wall Street history, automotive history and Civil War history.
THE HISTORY NET -provides links to sites on World History, American History, Great War Battles and Personality Profiles.
THE HISTORY PLACE -provides links to United States timelines on the American Revolution, the Civil War, WW II in the Pacific, links to German timelines on Adolf Hitler, the Holocaust and a timeline of WW II in Europe.
HISTORY-THE 20TH CENTURY -information on the places, people and events of the 20th Century.
HISTORY TIMELINES ON THE WEB...THE HISTORY BEAT - a collection of historical timelines found on the Web, United States
history on the Internet and history resources from around the globe.
HISTORY'S BEST ON PBS -site that complements PBS programs focusing on history.
HYPERHISTORY: 3000 YEARS OF WORLD HISTORY -over 1400 files covering 3000 years of world history including lifelines of
important people throughout history, timelines for major civilizations and regional maps from seven periods of world history
INTERNET GLOBAL HISTORY SOURCEBOOK -explores the interaction between world cultures.
A WALK THROUGH TIME -the evolution of time measurement, ancient calendars, early clocks and the revolution in timekeeping.
WORLD HISTORY COMPASS -links for students on sites of history and the social sciences.
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ANCIENT
EXPLORING ANCIENT WORLD CULTURES -a University of Evansville site on ancient cultures, including the Near East, Egypt, China, Greece and Europe.
FORUM ROMANUM -experience Rome's past through its culture, religion and language.
INTERNET ANCIENT HISTORY SOURCEBOOK -information on Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greek civilizations and Rome.
MAP OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE -learn more about the provinces of the the Roman Empire.
MARK MILLMORE'S ANCIENT EGYPT -learn more about the pyramids, temples, kings, queens and hieroglyphics of Ancient Egypt.
MR. DONN'S ANCIENT HISTORY PAGE - activities and resources on Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, India, Africa, the Incas and many more.
PERSEUS DIGITAL LIBRARY -a digital library of resources for the study of the ancient world from Tuft's University including a historical overview and information on ancient art and archaeology.
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD -the history of the Seven Wonders, their geographic locations and related links.
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MIDDLE AGES
ANGELCYNN -searchable site on the history and culture of life in England during the Dark Ages. Including information on clothing, dress, warfare, weapons and rulers.
ANTHOLOGY OF MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE -includes online biographies of and works by Chaucer, Malory and Kempe as well as those of lesser-known authors and playwrights of the time.
A BOKE OF GODE COOKERY -medieval recipe translations that include beverages, breads, desserts, pastas, poultry, soups and more.
CRUSADES -information on the eight Crusades, expeditions undertaken in fulfillment of a solemn vow, to deliver the Holy Places from Muslim control.
THE CRUSADES -a virtual course offered through Boise State University which includes information on the seven crusades and general histories during the Crusades.
THE END OF EUROPE'S MIDDLE AGES -provides a look at the history of medieval Europe through text, images and maps.
THE GLORY OF BYZANTIUM -a Metropolitan Museum of Art site that explains the origins of the empire, its rise and fall, and its
influence on neighboring people.
IMAGES OF MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE -images, plans and drawings of medieval buildings in England and France. Also a glossary of medieval art and architectural terms.
INTERNET MEDIEVAL SOURCEBOOK -an online reference book for medieval studies, written and maintained by medieval scholars.
LABYRINTH HOME PAGE -electronic resources in medieval studies provided by Georgetown University.
MAGNA CARTA -the translated text, as confirmed by Edward I with his seal in 1297, of the Great Charter of English Liberty, as decreed by King John at Runnymede, June 15, 1215.
MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE WEDDING PAGE -a look at Medieval weddings ~ traditions, ceremonies, invitations, announcements, flowers, receptions and music.
A MEDIEVAL ATLAS -collection of links to electronic maps for medieval towns and regions. Choose maps by region, place name
or century.
MEDIEVAL GLOSSARY -alphabetical listing of medieval terms, including armor and weapons.
MEDIEVAL TECHNOLOGY PAGES -this site attempts to provide accurate, referenced information on technological innovation
explain the history of innovation during the Middle Ages.
MEDIEVAL TIMELINE REFERENCE -visit magnificent cathedrals, imposing castles and discover the lives of the Kings and Queens of England, Scotland, Wales and France.
MIDDLE AGES -learn more about the period of time that extended from approximately the fifth century to the fifteenth century.
THE ONLINE REFERENCE BOOK FOR MEDIEVAL STUDIES -an academic site written and maintained by medieval scholars.
SECRETS OF LOST EMPIRES: MEDIEVAL SIEGE -NOVA site with information about life in medieval castles and the military.
Explains how trebuchets (catapults) were used in military attacks and how they are made.
THE VIKINGS -information on Viking everyday life, their clothing, food, games, music and information on where and how they traveled around the world.
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RENAISSANCE
THE BORGIAS -a look at the first crime family. A family that produced 11 Catholic cardinals, 2 Popes, one Queen of England
and a saint.
THE EUROPEAN VOYAGES OF EXPLORATION -information on European voyages of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries to
Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Americas.
MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE WEDDING PAGE -a look at Renaissance weddings ~ traditions, ceremonies, invitations, announcements, flowers, receptions and music.
POLITICAL MOVERS & SHAKERS OF THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION -profiles of prominent individuals in Europe,
the Ottoman Empire and the North American colonies during the 1400 to the mid 1600s.
RENAISSANCE -discover the forces that emerged in Europe from the economic stagnation of the Middle Ages into a time of financial, artistic, social, scientific and political growth.
ROME REBORN -a Library of Congress site that looks at the Vatican library and the Renaissance Culture.
THE SPANISH ARMADA -information on the Spanish fleet whose mission was to invade England and to put an end to the long series of English aggressions against the colonies and possessions of the Spanish Crown.
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SPEECHES
AMERICAN LEADERS SPEAK -speeches focusing on the issues and events surrounding World War I and the presidential election of 1920.
DOUGLASS -an electronic archive of American oratory and related documents listed by speaker, by title, chronologically and by issue.
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS -drafts of the address, Lincoln's invitation to Gettysburg, the only known photo of Lincoln at Gettysburg and the transcription of the address.
GIFTS OF SPEECH -contains speeches made by influential contemporary women from around the world, including Queen Elizabeth, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Janet Reno and Phyliss Schlafly.
GREAT SPEECHES -speeches include FDR's Declaration of War, Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have A Dream, Neil Armstrong's Moon Landing speech and Richard Nixon's Resignation Address.
HISTORIC AUDIO ARCHIVES -speeches from Neville Chamberlain, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, JFK, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X and Bill Clinton.
SPEECH OF THE WEEK -a History Place site that provides a different speech each week, as well as an archive to past speeches.
SPEECHES -hear the words that changed the world, a collection of the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the 20th Century.
VINCENT VOICE LIBRARY -the largest academic voice library in the nation located in Michigan State University library. Allows you to listen samples, however, your computer must be equipped to handle RealAudio or MPEG Layer-3 compressed WA files.
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TODAY IN HISTORY
ANY DAY IN HISTORY -check to see what historic events and birthdays occurred on any selected day of the year.
BLACK FACTS ONLINE -find out what happened in Black History on today's date or search for other facts by selecting any day or month.
MICHIGAN HISTORY - check to see what happened this week in Michigan history.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY -events that occurred this day in history or click to see what events occurred on your birthday, what famous person you share your birthday with or what songs were topping the charts the day you were born.
TODAY IN HISTORY -Library of Congress site which provides a different historical moment each day.
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MICHIGAN HISTORY
CHRONOLOGY OF MICHIGAN WOMEN'S HISTORY -selected chronology of Michigan women's history from 1702 through 1995.
THE CITY THAT WAS -panoramic photos of Detroit from 1906.
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS IN MICHIGAN -a listing and photos of Michigan's historic landmarks.
MICHIGAN HISTORICAL MUSEUM -explore the museums' exhibits that tells Michigan's history from prehistoric times to 1975.
STATE ARCHIVES OF MICHIGAN -with documents dating back to 1797, the State Archives houses much of Michigan's recorded heritage.
STUFF ABOUT MICHIGAN -a brief history of the Great Lakes State, information on Michigan counties, Michigan's state symbols, governors and a look at the different license plates by the year.
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WOMEN
AMERICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY -biographical sources, state and regional sources and journal articles.
FLY GIRLS - a PBS site about the women who signed up to fly with the U.S. military.
INTERNET WOMEN'S HISTORY SOURCEBOOK - bibliographic information on great women of the world from Ancient Egypt to the Modern Era.
MILITARY WOMEN - look at women who served their country from the Revolutionary War to present time. Also includes sections on women spies and prisoners of war.
THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME -biographies of the Hall's inductees, the history of Seneca Falls and the women's movement and games to increase your understanding of the contribution of women to America.
NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECT -links to women's history organizations, National Women's History Month and other related women sites on the Internet.
THE NINETEENTH AMMENDMENT -a brief history and an image of the actual document.
NOT FOR OURSELVES ALONE - the story of Elizabeth Cady and the temperance and suffrage movement.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS TOWARD SUFFRAGE -a list of events compiled by E. Susan Barber outlining the suffrage movement.
THE PATH OF THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT -a timeline of events of the Women's Rights Movement, 1848 to 1998.
PLACES WHERE WOMEN MADE HISTORY - a National Park Service site that travels through historic places in Massachusetts and New York.
75 SUFFRAGISTS -a listing of women who made up the suffrage movement, containing bibliographic information from Notable
American Women.
SUFFERIN' TO SUFFRAGE - Schoolhouse Rock lyrics describing the fight to pass the 19th Amendment.
VOTES FOR WOMEN -suffrage pictures from 1850 to 1920, including photos of parades, picketing suffragists and an anti-suffrage display.
WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY - Encyclopedia Britannica site featuring information on Early American history 1600 to present time.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND THE 19TH AMENDMENT -links to historical documents concerning the women movement.
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WORLD HISTORY
BRITANNIA HISTORY - the history of England, Wales and Scotland from the Roman invasion through the 20th Century.
THE HISTORY NET -provides links to sites on World History, American History, Great War Battles and Personality Profiles.
THE HISTORY PLACE -provides links to United States timelines on the American Revolution, the Civil War, WW II in the Pacific, links to German timelines on Adolf Hitler, the Holocaust and a timeline of WW II in Europe.
HYPERHISTORY: 3000 YEARS OF WORLD HISTORY -over 1400 files covering 3000 years of world history including lifelines of important people throughout history, timelines for major civilizations and regional maps from seven periods of world history.
INTERNET GLOBAL HISTORY SOURCEBOOK -explores the interaction between world cultures.
INTERNET AFRICAN HISTORY SOURCEBOOK -information about Africa during ancient, medieval and present times.
INTERNET INDIAN HISTORY SOURCEBOOK -information about India during ancient, medieval and present times.
INTERNET ISLAMIC HISTORY SOURCEBOOK -information about the Islamic world in ancient, medieval and present times.
INTERNET JEWISH HISTORY SOURCEBOOK -information on the People of Israel in ancient, medieval and present times.
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WORLD LEADERS
BRITANNIA~ENGLISH GOVERNMENT -a brief overview of British form of government and information on Britain's parliament.
BRITISH MONARCHY -biographical information on the men and women who have ruled England throughout the ages.
DE IMPERATORIBUS ROMANIS -on online encyclopedia of Roman Emperors that contains brief biographical information on all of the Roman Emperors from Emperor Augustus to Constantine XI.
EGYPTIAN KINGS -chronological listing of Egypt's rulers, with brief biographical information.
THE FIRST WORLD WAR POLITICAL LEADERS -information on Tsar Nicholas II, King Constantine, Woodrow Wilson and other leaders who participated in WWI.
MONARCHS OF GREAT BRITAIN -information on England's Kings and Queens. Search by monarch or time period.
THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES -biographies of the Presidents beginning with George Washington to the current president.
PRIME MINISTERS OF CANADA -information on the people who have served as Canada's Prime Minister.
RULERS -lists of the Heads of State and Heads of Government of all currently existing countries and territories.
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