American History Links

·         This Nation - Searchable site about Congress, Executive Branch, Bureaucracy, Voting, Public Policy. Includes political headlines and historical documents.

·         About History--History archive for 20th Century, African, African-American, American, ancient, classical, British, European, Medieval, military, and women's history.

·         The Reference Desk--Links to almanacs, conversion tables, demographics, encyclopedias, maps, holidays, quotations, genealogy, and much more.

·         American Culture—American family traditions

·         American Memory--Searchable links to historical collections of primary sources through the U.S. Library of Congress.

·         Eyewitness -- Eyewitness accounts of historic events, ancient times through the 20th Century.

·         U.S. Historical Documents Archive--Speeches, Supreme Court cases, and other historical documents.

·         50 States--Each state's basic information, such as population, government, capital, nickname, famous natives, and links to other data

·         Biography Sites – Links to multiple variety of biography sites

·         Presidents of the United States --(extremely slow loading) Full information about the US Presidents

·         U.S. Presidents – Links to the history of our presidents through the White House site.  Includes a Presidents for kids section.

·         Biographies –Links to biographies through the Library Spot

·         A&E Biographies--Biographies from the A&E (cable TV) Biography series. Includes celebrities, historic personalities, other famous people.

·         History Buff--Historical reference of press coverage from the 16th to the 20th centuries.

·         Alterna Time--Timelines for specific eras of world history.

·         Smithsonian Encyclopedia – A to Z topics

 

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