History Link
History Link: The 1962 Seattle World's Fair
A history of the Seattle World's Fair held in 1962. Includes in-depth details of exhibits and attendees, including Prince Phillip of England and Elvis Presley. Wonderful pictures of many of the fair's promotional posters.
Other
Mary Ferrell Foundation: Kennedy Domestic Policy
A short essay about the domestic policies of the Kennedy Administration.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: The Cold War
This is a collection of 16 Grade-Leveled texts (6-12) on the topic The Cold War. After America and the Soviet Union fought as allies in World War II, a new "cold" war emerged between the two superpowers characterized not by direct...
Curated OER
3 D Voskhod
A VRML rendering of the Voskhod 1 and 2 spacecraft. Requires plugin or software to run the files. Detailed and highly interactive.
BBC
Bbc News: Trouble for British Mars Lander
This site contains the BBC News story on the 2003 European mission to Mars and Britain's race to finish the Beagle 2 lander in time for the trip.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Sputnik
Detailed information on Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, launched by the USSR on October 4, 1957.
Other
Popular Mechanics: Technology
Popular Mechanics covers the latest in technology. Topics include computers, the Internet, audio, television, and more.
NASA
Nasa: Apollo 40th Anniversary
On the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, NASA celebrates with this extensive site which includes images, video, audio,and virtual moon visits about and from Apollo 11's voyage to the moon.
The History Place
The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: Hitler Reveals War Plans
Describes Hitler's maneuvers to rebuild Germany's military strength, even as he lied to other world leaders, and his disclosure to his military commanders of his plans to expand German territory so as to acquire more space for his...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Circus Maximus
Chariot-racing was a favorite amusement, and the great circuses were arranged especially for such contests. The space was broad enough to accommodate three of four chariots side by side, each with four horses abreast.-Ridpath, 1885
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