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Library of Congress

World Digital Library: World History: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of primary source materials presented on a timeline that showcase events in the history of the world beginning with Moses and the Ten Commandments in 1240 B.C. Click on an image to go to a page with descriptive information...
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Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Chinese Books, Manuscripts, Maps, and Prints: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of primary source materials presented on a timeline that explore the history of China from 1200 B.C. to 1931. Click on an image to go to a page with descriptive information about each item. Each description has an audio...
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Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Illuminated Manuscripts From Europe: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source materials presented on a timeline that showcase illuminated manuscripts from 764 to 1889 that are in European museums and libraries. Click on an image to go to a page with descriptive information about each...
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Other

Who What When: Interactive Historical Timelines

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

Illinois Historic Preservation Agency: A Chronology of Illinois History

For Students 9th - 10th
Permission has been granted to the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency to provide this thorough timeline of the history of the Midwest state of Illinois. The chronology begins with B.C. 10,000 and goes through 1999.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History

Alabama Dept of Archives and History: Alabama History Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a timeline for Alabama history since prehistory. Students can click on the timeline for specific time periods. Also provides links to other Alabama sites.
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Mississippi Department of Archives and History: Mississippi History Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Click through this interactive timeline of important events from Mississippi State's history and prehistory. The timeline extends from 10,000 BCE to 2010.
Interactive
Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: Texas History Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed, interactive timeline showing the history of Texas from 12,000 BC to 1994. Clicking on an item brings up an image and information about it. In addition, there are topics at the top that can be chosen, which add additional...
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Maine Historical Society

Maine Memory Network: Maine History Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This thorough, timeline site presents the history of Maine from pre-1600 until 2005. Key time periods are bullet-pointed for easy reading.
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First World War

Safe Surf: Summary Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a timeline of World War I. Each year is separated in the timeline. Includes links to all kinds of information about the war.
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Other

E Reference Desk: Texas History Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of Texas history from 1519 to the present.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Liberty Bell Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Independence Hall Association provides a listing of important colonial dates. Also listed are the historical events which the Bell commemorates throughout American History.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Dayton Aviation National Historical Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website of the Dayton Aviation National Historic Park. Historic landmarks tell the stories of the lives of the Wright Brothers and Paul Laurence Dunbar.
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Other

The Medieval Combat Society Historical Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can read a detailed timeline of key events during the period of Edward III. Covers the entire 14th Century.
Unit Plan
Washington State University

Washington State University: Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A timeline of the social, political, historical, and literary history of America from the 1500s to the 1920s. It offers links to primary sources including historical and literary works including the original U.S. Constitution. RL.11-12.9...
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Connection: Ohio History Central: Ohio's Prehistoric Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Ohio's history of human habitation goes back more than 12,000 years! Explore the prehistory in a logical fashion by clicking on the timeline and tracing people from Paleoindian, 13,000 BC to Historic Indians, 1650 AD. It's interesting to...
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Other

History of the Supreme Court: Timeline of the Justices

For Students 9th - 10th
The Supreme Court Historical Society provides a timeline page on the history of the Supreme Court. All judges' names are hyperlinked and include a brief biography and picture. There are also links to more Supreme Court information.
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PBS

Pbs: The First Measured Century: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Dirksen Congressional Center: Congressional Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
The title does not give this site its just due. This is an amazing site that provides information on every Congress beginning with the 73rd (1933-35). The timeline features "partisan composition, the presidential administration, a list...
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Other

Idaho State Historical Society

For Students 9th - 10th
The Idaho State Historical Society's site provides some great information about Idaho. View online exhibitions, research documents, a timeline of Idaho history, information about historic sites in Idaho, and much more.
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Other

Boston Tea Party Historical Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive site providing detailed information on the Boston Tea Party including a timeline of events, historical accounts, causes, the participants, pictures, and much more.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Nicolas Poussin

For Students 9th - 10th
Thematic essay from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the French painter Nicolas Poussin, with historical and biographical information and samples of his work.
Handout
Vroma Project

V Roma Project: Augustus and Tiberius: Historical Background

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents detailed information, formatted in a timeline, about Augustus and his successor, Tiberius. It features coin evidence along with genealogy charts. Click the link for the diagram and slide show that describe the...
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Other

Historical Thinking Matters: Social Security

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Social Security and the New Deal at this inquiry-based site. Contains many primary source documents for students to critique, a timeline, video, audio, assignments and a WebQuest.

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