The story of the Vietnam War is often told through images. Young historians analyze images and primary sources —including the Vietnamese Army's Seven Commandments poster and photos of the daily life of soldiers—to construct a...

Young historians have the opportunity to see photos from the war in the Pacific and learn more about what each photo represents. Scholars use their knowledge of WWII to match dates and descriptions to real-life photos from the war. The...

The articles and images in the June 1964 edition of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Newsletter detail the events in St. Augustine that were instrumental in the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The stirring...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Interactive timeline with audio feature depicts the key events of "The Battle of the Bulge" which took place in northern France beginning December 16, 1944 to January 18, 1945 as told through the daily situation maps made for the US...

A timeline of events related to the Great Depression, labor unions and the New Deal along with primary sources.

This collection contains thousands of photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company and gives viewers the opportunity to explore America from the period of 1880 to 1920. Images include rural America, city life, men and women at work,...

Nine primary source resources describing the way people thought about progress during the Gilded Age, 1870-1912. Includes guided reading, links to supplemental material, and timeline.

Collection of ten primary resources on the culture, economy and politics of the Gilded Age between 1870-1913, with reading guide for discussion, timeline and links to supplemental material.

A collection of primary resources, timeline, questions for discussion, and links to supplementary materials on America's westward expansion and the response to shifting roles and policies at home and abroad.

A site from the University of Virginia covering the life of Dolley Madison. The site divides her life into sections and for each, supplies background information, images, letters, and a timeline.

This timeline provides links to the texts of the Alien and Sedition Acts, and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions that protested them.

This is a timeline of the Quasi-War with Franc, listing government documents that relate to that "war." Clicking on the dates of the documents give access to the documents themselves.

Yale Law School does an excellent job in presenting historical documents centered around the Middle East crisis beginning with the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement up to present day UN resolutions. This site provides a complete timeline that...

Learn about the Thomas Jefferson Papers, a collection of more than 27,000 original documents from the life of Thomas Jefferson. Includes a portrait, a timeline and an overview of the collection. Click on "browse by series" to view the...

In celebration of the 300th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth, the Penn Library and University Archives offers a look at the university as it was during Franklin's lifetime. Content includes original documents and manuscripts, a...

An article on the Rural Electrification Administration and its efforts to provide affordable electricity for rural dwellers during the 1930s. Includes links to related topics and a timeline.

This site provides a brief article illustrating one of the main leaders of the Nazi party in Germany during Word War II, Heinrich Himmler. Content includes numerous quotes "justifying" his role in exterminating the Jews.

Resource presents President Bush's reaction and speeches after the September 11, 2001terrorist attacks in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington.

This site from The History Place provides archived photos with captions showing Nazi rule in Austria. A link to return to a WWII Timeline is also included.

A collection of photos from newspapers during WWI as well as a timeline and essays on pertinent topics.