Social Studies
The Dramatic Senatorial Vote and Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson
Famous Trials brought to you by the University Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Law
Library of Congress - Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
Teaching Literacy Through History
Conflict Map Game
Democracies in the World Game
Play the Peace Doves Game
Play the Prisoners of War Game
Learn how to draft an argument, campaign for issues, run a constitutional law firm, and try your hand at being president all in these interactive activities
AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY PROJECT • CENTER FOR MEDIA AND LEARNING
Great Inaugural Addresses
American & World History
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever.
Those valuable records are preserved and are available to you, whether you want to see if they contain clues about your family’s history, need to prove a veteran’s military service, or are researching an historical topic that interests you.
Women's History Archive at Smith College
As the twentieth century rushes toward its conclusion, People's Century looks back at the story of our times. This twenty-six part television series, broadcast on PBS, offers new insight into the turbulent events of these hundred years through the revealing personal testimony of the people who were there.
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Robust coverage for both novice historians and advanced researchers.
History & Geography
Primary sources includes speeches, essays, biographies, landmark court decisions, editorials, images, and more that brin...
Contextual content on significant people, events and topics in World History.
U.S. History Collection
Robust coverage for both novice historians and advanced researchers.
Journal content covers the past and current state of military affairs.
Periodicals for analysts, risk management professionals and students.
US History by Era
The speeches of Rev Dr Martin Luther King
AMERICAN HISTORY
Created by the American Social History Project / Center for Media and Learning (Graduate Center, CUNY) and the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University)
PBS History
A collection of electronic texts and links to texts originally written in or about the Americas from 1492 to approximately 1820.
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Databases
Well-rounded coverage of current thinking and scholarly work.
Analyze social, political, economic and other issues from a non-US perspective.
ANCIENT HISTORY
Ancient, Medieval, and Modern History
History - Khan Academy
Foreign information by country
Oddly enough, great fires in the past have been a catalyst for innovation& rebirth. After London's Great Fire - 350 years ago this year - there were radical plans to transform the city. Architects use disasters as a chance to rebuild in a new way.
Civil War Maps
A House Divided - the Civil War
Two Communities in the Civil War
Poetry and Music
of the War Between the States
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America Second? Yes, and China’s Lead is Only Growing.
IN BOSTON, COMMENCEMENT season is a time to celebrate our world- leading universities, including engineer- ing powerhouse MIT. But Bostonians might be shocked to learn that China’s Tsinghua University dethroned MIT as the top engineering university in the world in 2015, according to the closely-watched US News & World Report annual rankings.
Full-text of Boston Globe from 1980-present
Full-text of The New York Times from 1985- searchable as a standalone file (also included in Academic OneFile and Genera..
COLONIAL NORTH AMERICAN PROJECT ONLINE
Contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to MA history.
Harvard University Digital Collection - books, photographs, maps from all over the world.
Art & History
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at BPL
After missing for more than a decade, a centuries-old map, Carte Geographique de Nouvelle France by explorer Samuel de Champlain, has been returned to the Boston Public Library. The map dates back to 1612.
Historical Atlas of Europe
National Archives Boston with Genelogy
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Cyclorama
What, exactly, do you do with a 130-year-old work of art, mythmaking and Civil War history that is longer than a football field, more than 40 feet tall and urgently in need of a new home?
This city is finding out. After decades of deepening disrepair and disinterest in the painting commonly known as the Atlanta Cyclorama, workers this month are moving the panorama as part of a $35 million plan to rescue and maintain a titanic, deteriorating example of an art form that has mostly disappeared. To read more click here..
This city is finding out. After decades of deepening disrepair and disinterest in the painting commonly known as the Atlanta Cyclorama, workers this month are moving the panorama as part of a $35 million plan to rescue and maintain a titanic, deteriorating example of an art form that has mostly disappeared. To read more click here..
What Are Library Databases, and Why Do You Need Them?
Why Should I Use a Library Database Instead of the Internet?
+Using quality information in the papers you write reflects well on you, and your work
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