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Who What When: Interactive Historical Timelines
Use this site to learn about specific dates in history at this interactive timeline. Enter dates and years to retrieve charts showing famous births, deaths, and inventions. Here, you can also create graphic timelines of events and...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Technology and the World:technology and Literature:part Two
This lesson focuses on the use of technology to assist students with historical background to a piece of literature; it can help to understand the literature and how people felt about the historical event. It features links to the short...
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Cultural Characters [Pdf]
In this lesson, students look at photographs (portraits and people, historical events and images depicting strife or struggle, etc.) based around a given time period and contemplate the impact a photograph has on the perception of a...
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: The American Revolution
The New York Times Learning Network has developed an interactive and printable crossword puzzle on the American Revolution. Many of the puzzle clues relate to the historic events and people of the American Revolution. Additional links...
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British Pathe [Video Film Archive]
Archive of film and video documentaries and newsreels, 1890 to 1976, with coverage of war, revolution, historical events, people, entertainment, sport, religion, politics, and other subjects.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Civil War and Reconstruction [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, students examine the Secession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction to learn how...
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: Pennsylvania State History
Find an extensive history of the state of Pennsylvania, along with illustrated essays on Pennsylvania people, places, and events. Visitors can also access an interesting mix of primary source documents related to Pennsylvania's heritage,...
Oklahoma Historical Society
Oklahoma Historical Society: Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
A broad collection of scholarly articles about events, people, places, and more that have had significance in the history and development of the state of Oklahoma. Users can browse the encyclopedia by alphabet, by time period, and by...
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: Pennsylvania State History
Find an extensive history of the state of Pennsylvania, along with illustrated essays on Pennsylvania people, places, and events. Visitors can also access an interesting mix of primary source documents related to Pennsylvania's heritage,...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Cultural Characters: The Great Depression [Pdf]
For this lesson, young scholars look at photographs (portraits and people, historical events and images depicting strife or struggle, etc.) based around a given time period and contemplate the impact a photograph has on the perception of...
Other
Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1940 1949
Take a walk through this part of American history surrounding World War II. Each section includes cultural history of the time, with links pertaining to art and architecture, books and literature, education, fads and fashion, historic...
PBS
Pbs: The First Measured Century: Timeline
This timeline provides a big picture view of historically significant people, events, and data from the twentieth century, also known as the First Measured Century.
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National Museum of Australia: Flemington on Cup Day
In this interactive virtual exhibit, explore Flemington, Australia's largest racecourse, on Melbourne Cup day. Learn about the fashions, horses, and people who have impacted this event in history.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Kipsigis
Kipsigis are the southernmost and most populous of the Kalenjin peoples of Kenya. The term "Kalenjin" (lit. "I say to you") was coined in radio broadcasts and at political rallies during the late colonial period, at a time when political...
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Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1930 1939
Excellent website offering information about life in the 1930s. Learn about art, literature, books, literature, fashion, people, music, education, and radio of the era of the Depression and the New Deal.
University of Richmond
Digital Scholarship Lab: Voting America: White Population Density, 1840 2000
This map shows population change among whites in US counties, 1840 to 2000. Each dot represents 500 people. Corresponding historical events and elections are included for each period of time.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Greek Vocabulary
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart lesson contains several activities. History - students understand the chronology of Greek history and can organize events and people into major categories to explain historical...
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Scope Systems: Today in History
Provides birthdays of famous people, events and holidays that occur on today in history. Gives a brief summary of each event or person.
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Manitoba Metis Federation: Manitoba Metis Federation
Welcome to the official home site of the Manitoba Metis Federation,Inc.! The historical past as well as current issues and concerns of the Metis are found on this site.
University of Richmond
Digital Scholarship Lab: African American Population Density, 1840 2000
This interactive map shows the African-American population change in U.S. counties from 1840 to 2000. Each dot represents 500 people. Corresponding historical events are included for each period of time.
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Hawaii history.org: Library
This is a complete reference guide with links to short descriptive essays on a profusion of subjects as they relate to the Hawaiian Islands. Includes a timeline of historical events.
A&E Television
History.com: Videos
Link directly to the browse-and-search video home for the History Channel, where you can find hundreds of video clips from the channel's programs on historical events, people, themes, and conflicts.
University of Texas at Austin
Geodia
An easy way for people to visualize the temporal, geographic, and material aspects of ancient Mediterranean civilizations. The map displays important archaeological sites and historical events of the ancient Mediterranean world in both...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The History of Georgia
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart focuses on famous people from Georgia. A time line of important events and student assessment items are included.