Much has been written recently about the danger of secondhand smoke. Laws have been passed to limit that exposure in offices, transportation centers, and public areas. But what about apartment buildings, condos, public housing, and other...

Adult cigarette smoking has decreased in recent years, but it is still the number one cause of preventable disease and death in America. An infographic breaks cigarette smoking down by education level, geographical region, gender, race,...

This map of India from the Perry-Castaneda Collection shows India's major cities, borders of the individual states, major highways, and rail lines.

Review America's history with over 700 individual maps that address a broad range of issues with this atlas. This atlas maps a variety of historical topics: "exploration and settlement of the continent, the location of colleges and...

A comprehensive site of precipitation maps for the entire U.S., regions of the U.S., individual states, and areas around the world. Includes maps showing predicted precipitation, actual precipitation, and accumulated precipitation. It...

Investigate climate trends across the United States by clicking on individual states and then specific cities. Data is presented from 1961-1990.

A map of the United States at the close of the American Revolution showing the western land claims extending to the Mississippi River by the individual states after the Treaty of 1783 with Britain. The map shows the frontiers with the...

A map from 1904 of the eastern United States showing the westward progression of the centers of population from 1790 to 1900. "The centre of population is defined as 'the point at which equilibrium would be reached were the country taken...

Log building complex of four individual buildings in Mount Rainier National Park that is architecturally significant on its own.

Provides a list of all of the NATO countries along with links to their government sites. Users can find a vast amount of information about each of the member countries. A great resource for researching and learning about NATO or...

A map of the United States showing the results of the House vote on the Force Bill of 1833 during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. The map is keyed to show the areas of votes for or against the bill. The bill authorized Jackson to use...

A broad selection of images featuring World War II can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.

This slideshow tutorial focuses on editing techniques for grammar and mechanical errors; it states three ways that grammar should be reviewed in papers: Microsoft Word's grammar check, review each sentence backwards, and have peer or...

A map of Germany in 1910 showing cities, towns, ports, railroads, rivers and terrain of the country. The map is color-coded to show the individual states that made up Germany at the time.

A map showing the western section of Germany and its subdivisions in 1919. The map is color-coded to show the individual states, and shows cities, railroads, and rivers of the country, and includes an inset map of Schleswig-Holstein.

A map of the German Empire in 1885, showing cities, ports, towns, railroads, and rivers. The map is color-coded to show the individual states of the German Empire at the time.

A black-and-white map showing the western section of Germany and its subdivisions in 1912. The map shows the individual states west of Berlin, and major cities, railroads, and rivers of the country. The map also shows the Alsace and...

A map showing the western section of Germany and its subdivisions in 1909. The map is color-coded to show the individual states west of Berlin, and shows cities, railroads, and rivers of the country. The map shows the Alsace and Lorraine...

This collection provides maps dating back to 1500 up to the present. The collection includes: cities, towns, discovery and exploration, conservation and environment, military battles, cultural landscapes, transportation, communication,...

A brief overview of the state of North Carolina can be found here. A map of the state and statistics on individuals cities are offered as well.

The Detroit Institute of Arts is the fifth-largest fine arts museum in the United States, with over 60,000 works. Individual artworks may be viewed in "Collections". Areas include Asian art, African, Oceanic, and New World art, ancient...

Henry David Thoreau (born David Henry Thoreau; July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, sage writer and philosopher. He is best known for his book Walden, a...