| Sites with Information about Famous Historical Events |
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EaseHistory: Over 400 historical events from 1900 to the present day in EASE History. Historical Events from the early 1900s to the present: Hundreds of historical videos and photographs are currently available in EASE History FamousHistoricalEvents.net: Facts and information about famous historical events, wars, battles, and people important in history Have Fun with History: Historical Events: An online resource full of American History streaming videos, activities, links and resources; EXCELLENT VIDEOS! Important Events of the Twentieth Century: Some of the most important events in the twentieth century took years to accomplish, while others took only minutes. Twentieth century history is made up of both the large and the small events that shaped it. Links to the events Major Historical Events of the 20th Century: Click on the year to find historical information about the events of that year Most Important Events in the Twentieth Century: Links to websites that explain both the large and the small events of the Twentieth Century A Thousand Years of History: Experience the people, events and achievements of the last 1,000 years of history. U.S. History: Schmoop U.S. history is written primarily by Ph.D. and Masters students from top universities (Stanford, Berkeley, Harvard, and Yale) an annotated timeline of events throughout the history of the United States; An EXCELLENT RESOURCE! Year by Year: 1900 - 2008: Short descriptions of historical events that happened in each year The People History: Where People Memories and History Join Together; Find The History of Cost Of Living, Prices, Events, Popular Social Culture, Inventions, Technology By Year, Decade or Type From The 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and The New - included also are OVER 2,000 videos related to the year or decade or other sections of the site. |
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| Individual Notable Historic Events |
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| The African-American Mosaic: A History |
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The African American: A Journey from Slavery to Freedom: Facts and information about the background, the Events, and the Personalities important to the journey from slaves to freedom
The African-American Mosaic from the Library of Congress: This exhibit covers only four areas: Colonization, Abolition, Migrations, and the WPA; the first Library-wide resource guide to the institution's African- American collections. Covering the nearly 500 years of the black experience in the Western hemisphere, the African-American Mosaic surveys the full range size and variety of the Library's collections, including books, periodicals, prints, photographs, music, film, and recorded sound.
African American World from PBS: For over 500 years, people of African descent have shaped the course of American history. From the fight against slavery to the March on Washington, relive the triumphs and tragedies of the African American experience with this extensive timeline of African American history. Collection of materials which cover about 500 years of African-American History; photographs; documents; books; music; film; recorded sound from four historical eras: Colonization, Abolition, Migration, and the Work Projects Administration
America's Journey Through Slavery from PBS: America's journey through slavery is presented in four parts. For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries
Black History Hot list: Links to the most important African-American Historical Events
| The Berlin Wall |
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The Berlin Wall Online:Vast amounts of information on the Berlin Wall, including history, a timeline; an extensive collection of photographs with views of Checkpoint Charlie, escapes, wall art and the walls demolition; facts about the wall: and an extensive archive of documents (most in German) and photographs; Berlin Wall sites geared for children - SEARCHABLE by keyword How Stuff Works: The Berlin Wall: Introduction to How the Berlin Wall Worked, What Came Before: Berlin Wall History, The Reason for the Berlin Wall, The Berlin Wall Itself, Living In the Shadow of the Wall, Leading Up to The Fall of the Berlin Wall Newseum: The Berlin Wall: Interactive Exhibits which give historical background about the Berlin Wall Berlin Wall - from Wikipedia: Historical Overview
Famous Historical Trials: Read about the most famous trials in history; Includes source documents, images, Real Audio files, description and commentary, information about each trial may include biographies, maps, chronologies, pictures, original documents, and bibliographies Famous Trials: Collection of links to famous trials. This is not an exhaustive list, and there are links to other "famous trial" collections at the bottom of the page Famous World Trials: Links to historical information about world famous trials
1930s Great Depression - from Wikipedia: Historical background of the Great Depression Compare Prices in the Great Depression to Prices Now The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: Great Depression: Rich historical facts about the Great Depression The Great Depression: About the Great Depression, The Depression in the Unites States (an overview), About the Dust Bowl, A Depression Photo Essay, A Great Depression Art Gallery Have Fun with History: The Great Depression: Although the economic distress of the Great Depression ended nearly 70 years ago, it suddenly has relevance for us now. Find out how people lived during those tumultuous times through home movies, newsreel History Now: Facts and photographs about the Great Depression How Stuff Works: The Great Depression and the New Deal Video: Historical videos with links other Great Depression Videos listed |
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| The Hindenburg |
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The Hindenburg Disaster: Complete Historical Background Hindenburg: Titanic of the Sky: Slideshow, Video, The Making of the Hindenburg Have Fun with History: The Hindenberg Disaster: An online video PBS: The Hindenburg: Interactive Diagram of the Hindenburg, The Chemistry of the Disaster, and an Expert Interview |
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| The Holocaust |
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America and the Holocaust: Read letters, speeches and other documents; Track the horror of the Holocaust from Kristallnacht to the Liberation of the camps Real Audio interviews with experts; Examine the Holocaust timeline; Link to background information on the people and important events ; Explore a database of people and places of the Holocaust Holocaust on Trial from Nova Online: Explore a timeline of Nazi atrocities, consider the legacy of Nazi medical experiments, and learn the difference between "good science" and "bad science. Holocaust Survivors: Holocaust as seen through the eyes of its survivors. Read their stories. Hear them speak. Look at their family photographs. Consult the encyclopedia and read the historical introduction to the Holocaust. Explore the Holocaust further by visiting some of the other Holocaust sites on the Internet which are listed on the Links page. Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust: Historical background United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Historical Information for students
Chronology of Terror from CNN: An exact timeline with descriptions September 11th Digital Archive: Stories, Images, Digital Animations, Documents, Interviews, Audio and Video - AN EXCELLENT resource September 11th Attacks - from Wikipedia: Background, informational facts, photographs September 11 News: Sept. 11th archived news, photos, graphics, images, webs, and newspapers |
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| The Titanic |
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Encyclopedia Titanica: RMS Titanic passenger and crew biography, Titanic history, VIDEO The Titanic Page: A Special Exhibit from Britannica online Have Fun with History: The Titanic: An online video |
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| American History Calendar |
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American History Calendar: A calendar site showing American history in a unique way: through a user-friendly web calendar. Birthdays of important people in American history and important events in American history can be viewed; interactive - browse through it and display details on a specific person or event. A printer friendly version of the calendar is also available.
| American History Museum |
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History Search Engine: Discover history through objects, photographs, interactive timelines: Complete archived collections - excellent!
| The History Channel |
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The History Channel: Each month the History Channel takes new explorations into the past and puts them on display for you, utilizing state-of-the-art interactive technology; listen to speeches drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth Century. The History Channel Time Machine brings you to a different speech every day; trivia quiz; fact of the day; games
| U.S. History Images |
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U.S. History Images: What better way to learn about and appreciate the history of the United States than through viewing the illustrations of artists from the last century and a half! The images are all in the public domain and are free for anyone to use in any way after viewing the Terms of Use. This website is a work in progress and new images are always being added. Present topics for images include: Life in the Colonies, Colonial Patriots, Native Americans, Native American Culture, The Age of Exploration, and Explorers
| Educational American History Powerpoints |
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| Educational American History Videos |
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| Reference Sites to Help in Your Research |
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American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword
Biographies of Famous People Both Past and Present: - SEARCHABLE by keyword
The Biographic Dictionary: Covers more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day- SEARCHABLE by keyword
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z
Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE
Who2: Find famous people biographies fast! This site also lists links to more information about each person. - SEARCHABLE by keyword
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Remember to bookmark and return to KID INFO often! KID INFO saves you "valuable time" and allows you to spend "quality time" by eliminating the chore of sifting through hundreds of search engine results! Kidinfo.com's Famous Historical Events Resource Page includes the best available links to the Most Famous Historical Events, including Historical Facts about the History of African-Americans, the History of the Berlin Wall, the History of Great Depression, the History of the Hindenburg, the History of the Titanic, the History of the Holocaust, Historical Background about September 11, 2001, and Famous Historical Trials.
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