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 Includes political headlines and historical documents.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
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American Memory--Searchable links to historical
collections of primary sources through the
· 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· U.S. Historical Documents Archive--Speeches, Supreme Court cases, and other historical documents.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
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Biography Sites – Links to multiple
variety of biography sites
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Presidents of the United States --(extremely slow
loading) Full information about the
· 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· History Buff--Historical reference of press coverage from the 16th to the 20th centuries.
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Alterna Time--Timelines for specific eras of
world history.
· Smithsonian Encyclopedia – A to Z topics
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