Pictorial essay explores the beginnings of the World Wide Web in Europe originating with the work of Henri La Fountaine and Paul Otlet in 1895.

A photograph from the National Archives and Records Administration of part of the original Treaty of Paris with a brief narrative about the provisions of the Treaty.

Find the human ancestor you are interested in and click on it either in the timeline or the list below for more details. Each fossil or reconstruction pictured includes links to more details about it.

Discusses the history of electronic banking, banking problems, vacuum tubes vs. transistors, magnetic ink character reading, handling paper at high speed, and the ERMA.

Martin Luther, leading activist in the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century because of his disagreement with the practices of the Catholic church of the era, is featured in this PowerPoint presentation.

Background information and slideshow presentation on creating the Origin of Species scientific manuscripts.

A map of North America showing the original range of the American bison. The map shows the dates of local extermination, location, and numbers of wild animals in 1903 (Central Canada and the Rockies). "Beyond all doubt the most...

A map of eastern North America showing the land claims of the original thirteen states after the American Revolutionary War, from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River, as well as the boundaries of the British and Spanish...

A map of the United States showing the territorial growth from 1783 to 1790. The map is color-coded to show the original territory after the American Revolutionary War, the Northwest Territory north of the Ohio River in 1787, the...

This colorful map depicts the original thirteen colonies as well as the rest of the eastern part of America, showing the owners of the land at that time.

A virtual exhibition of Potter's original collection to the Cotsen Children's Library. Includes 16 drawings and summaries of the books from which they came.

See an example of how one teacher used this painting by Tintoretto to inspire her students to write and draw.

An image of "Original Sin", created by Michiel Van Coxciez (Oil on panel, 237 x 87,5 cm).

Red Hot Jazz outlines the origins of jazz, taking a look at the blend of cultures that existed in New Orleans at the turn of the century when jazz first emerged as a unique musical form. Includes links to additional information about...

Red Hot Jazz outlines the origins of jazz, taking a look at the blend of cultures that existed in New Orleans at the turn of the century when jazz first emerged as a unique musical form. Includes links to additional information about...

An image of "Descent from the Cross (with original frame)", created by Pedro Machuca in 1547 (Panel, 141 x 128 cm).

An image of "The Original Sin", created by Jan the Elder Brueghel in 1616 (Oil on wood, 52 x 83,5 cm).

An image of "The Origin of Painting: Dibutades Tracing the Portrait of a Shepherd", created by Jean-Baptiste Regnault in 1785 (Oil on canvas, 120 x 140 cm).

An image of "Creation of Eve and Original Sin", created by Paolo Uccello from 1432-36 (Fresco, 244 x 478 cm).

Enjoy this contemporary English translation of the epic Old English poem Beowulf, which can be read in conjunction with the original for better comprehension.

Great site describing New York City, its geography and origins, as well as the boroughs.

A map of the United States at the close of the American Revolutionary War (1783) showing the newly formed States, and their claims to the lands west of the Allegheny Mountains to the Mississippi River.

A table showing the numbers of immigrants to Israel listed by country of origin.

A slideshow tracing human migration to show that "all living humans originated from populations of ancestors who migrated out of Africa less than 100,000 years ago. Learn how scientists have used genetic markers to trace the migration...