PBS
Pbs Liberty!: Marquis De Lafayette
This site, built as a companion to the PBS series "Liberty!," offers a biography of Marquis de Lafayette.
A&E Television
History.com: American Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt
This easy-to-navigate site has Theodore Roosevelt's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, and several video clips.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Lake Ainslie the Settlers Story
The Cape Breton Island settlement of East Lake Ainslie is profiled. Scottish immigrants first came here to clear the land for farming and to live a peaceful island life. Changes occurred over time, yet all important events and people...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Honor & Courage: What Does It Mean to Be Brave?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "What does it mean to be brave?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable
Bulfinch's collection of Greek and Roman myths is available here in full text format. A little known feature of this work is its sections on Eastern mythology, Northern mythology and a section on Druid religion.
Other
The Spitfire Emporium: The Andrew Mynarski Story
This biography of Winnipeg born Andrew Mynarski describes his achievements as an Air Gunner in World War ll. He was presented the Victoria Cross posthumously for his bravery in saving a fellow gunner.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Greece for Kids: Homer's Iliad
Kids learn about Homer's Iliad from Ancient Greece on this site. Explore an epic poem about the Trojan War and the hero Achilles.
Robin Chew
Marquis De Lafayette: French Soldier & Statesman
Biographical information of Lafayette with links and book references.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Nat Turner
[Free Registration/Login Required] Nat Turner led the largest slave uprising the South would see until the Civil War. The infamy of the event has led to multiple interpretations of Turner as a historical figure. By sourcing and...
Other
Bienvenidos Al Web Site Del Ejercito De Guatemala
This site has links to the Guatemalan Air force, Navy and Military. Contains heroes of the past, pictures, histories of past wars, victories and loses, and plans for the future of the Guatemalan army.
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: Amdrew Jackson: The Battle of New Orleans
This resource presents a short narrative of Jackson's surprising victory against the British in the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815.
Other
Abney Website: Ap Vergil's Aeneid
This comprehensive teacher-created resource provides many resources for teaching the "Aeneid." Lots of help on vocabulary, scansion tests, and figures of speech. Activities for every book.
BBC
Bbc: History: Why Churchill Lost in 1945
How did Winston Churchill, a national hero, lose the general election of 1945 to a landslide victory of the Labour Party? This article examines how Churchill's fame as a war leader worked against him and made him redundant resulting in...
Other
Military Women Veterans
Captain Barb has taken it upon herself to report about women in the military, and we are glad she does. Her website begins with Revolutionary War Women and continues to present day everyday-women heroes in the military. She includes...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: History of Baseball, 1860 1945
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums pertaining to the history of baseball. See Babe Ruth's reinvention of the game with his homers, and get to know the heroes who left the diamond to...
Texas A&M University
Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: Gutierrez De Lara: In Nuevo Santander
Jose Gutierrez de Lara, the first governor of Mexican Texas, was determined to free Mexico from Spain. Read about the early Texas settlement of Nuevo Santander, and how it was settled by Spanish American colonists.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Africa
A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.
Other
Mexican Culture Preservation League: Galvez, Spain and American Revolution [Pdf]
Learn about the Spanish war effort during the American Revolution and how it helped change the course of the war. Spanish governor Bernando De Galvez also had a hand in the contribution, making him a hero.
University of Oxford (UK)
Beazley Archive: Achilles
Dictionary entry, illustrated with scenes of his adventures, focuses on the Trojan War exploits of Greek hero Achilles.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Treasure of the Incas by g.a. Henty
Written during a time of confusion and civil war in Peru, G.A. Henty's novel "The Treasure of the Incas" follows the adventures of two heroes searching for the Incan treasure. Read the full text on this site.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Robert Smalls
Brief biographical details on Robert Smalls, an African-American slave who became a naval hero for the Union in the American Civil War and went on to serve as a congressman from South Carolina during Reconstruction.