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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Timeline of Events

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive timeline tracks the Holocaust from it's roots to the Nuremberg Trials. This interactive timeline is broken down into 5 groups based on dates. Each grouping contains a short summary and multiple primary sources such as...
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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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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Cold War Timeline: 1945 1991

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive timeline examining the causes and events of the Cold War. It is preceded by several paragraphs discussing the shifting relations between the United States and Russia in the lead-up to the Cold War. The timeline begins in...
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Library of Congress

World Digital Library: United States 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 United States from 1625 on. Click on an image to go to a page with descriptive information about each item. Each description has...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Galileo: Timeline of His Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated timeline from the NOVA Web site turns back the clock to the late 1500's to relive the dramatic life of one of the world's most renowned scientists.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Building a Biodiversity Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn how various kinds of data and information can be gathered to create a biodiversity timeline that serves as evidence of changes in a population of a species.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pilotless Flight: Timeline of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this NOVA: "Spies That Fly" interactive timeline and discover the many technological innovations in the history of unmanned flight, from hot-air balloons to miniature flying robots.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Underwater Exploration Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this interactive tool to discover the history and advancements of underwater exploration through time. Follow the timeline from ancient divers to diving suits to scuba diving to submarines, famous people, and more.
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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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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Timeline of United States History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Wikipedia encyclopedia presents a timeline of important events that occurred in the United States from the 16th century on. Links are provided throughout this article for additional information on related subjects.
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A&E Television

History.com: Apollo 11 Moon Landing Timeline: From Liftoff to Splashdown

For Students 9th - 10th
Neil Armstrong's celebrated "one small step" was far from the most dangerous maneuver in the effort to send three men to the moon and return them home a week later. See a timeline of the entire mission.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Revolutionary War Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline showing the events leading up to the Revolutionary War, beginning with unpopular legislation implemented under British rule. It follows with the reaction of the American colonists and continues in a cause and effect manner...
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Other

International Civil Rights Center and Museum: America's Civil Rights Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a timeline of the civil rights movement from the Dred Scott Supreme Court case in 1857 up to the affirmative action policy instated at the University of Michigan Law School in 1992.
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PBS

Pbs: Chasing the Sun: Aviation Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed timeline with descriptions of the major events and scientific developments of aviation in the 20th century. Timeline is separated by decade.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Korean War Timeline: 1950 1953

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed timeline showing the events leading up to and during the Korean War. Begins in 1893 with the Sino-Japanese War and continues until the end of the war in July 1953.
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Other

National Center for Biotechnology Education: Dna50: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow a timeline which describes the discovery of the DNA double helix model in the early part of the 1950s.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: The Tuskegee Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
What was the Tuskegee Syphilis Study? Find out more about this experimental study when you visit this site. The CDC compiled a timeline outlining the events of this tragedy.
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Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: Timeline of Computer History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents an interactive timeline of computer development from 1939 through 1994. Upon selecting a year, the site presents all of the major computer hardware and software developments that occurred during that year.
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Other

Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of the history of the Texas Rangers beginning in 1821 with Mexico's Independence from Spain and covering the years up until the present day. The information can also be downloaded in PDF format.
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Astronomy Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive timeline c30,000 B.C.-2002 A.D. for those studying the history of astronomy.
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Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Roman Empire: The Roman Timeline

For Students 3rd - 8th
Review this comprehensive timeline from the Roman Empire 55 BC-122 AD. Enhance study with the additional activities and an investigation of a Roman soldier.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Timeline for the Day of the September 11 Attacks

For Students 9th - 10th
On this Wikipedia page, you can read a detailed timeline of the events that unfolded during the terrorist attack on America on September 11, 2001.
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Other

The Unix System: History and Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a thorough history of the UNIX operating system here. The article traces its development in the '70s, to its rising popularity in the '80s, to present day. An introduction to what "open systems" are is provided, along with a...
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events: 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A side-by-side timeline of political and social history alongside literature of the time period. A very interesting look at the literature that reflected the times.

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