Selected Internet Sites:

American Memory: Today in History

Ancient Egypt

Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founders

Early Modern Women Database

History Channel: This Day in History

HyperHistory Online

Liberty Library of Constitutional Classics

Medieval World

The Great War

Timelines of History

World War II Commemoration

Year by Year 1900-2001

The European NAvigator website
The European NAvigator website (hereinafter ‘ENA’) is designed and developed by the Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l’Europe (Virtual Resource Centre for Knowledge about Europe — CVCE). Its aim is to provide scholarly information on the historical and institutional aspects of European integration from 1945 to the present day.

Liberty Ships and Victory Ships, America's Lifeline in War
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/116liberty_victory_ships/116liberty_victory_ships.htm
Tells the story of two World War II ship-building efforts. In 1941, with war raging in Europe, President Roosevelt authorized the production of 441-foot cargo ships. These 'Liberty ships' proved too slow and small, so in 1943, a new effort began building 'Victory ships,' which cruised at 18.5 mph, compared to the Liberty's 12.5 mph. By the war's end, 2,751 Liberty and 531 Victory ships had been built. (Nat'l Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places, Nat'l Register of Historic Places)

Madison's Treasures
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/madison/
Offers documents from our fourth President, James Madison.
Most relate to two events: the drafting and ratification of the Constitution (1787-8) and the introduction in the First Federal Congress of the amendments (1789) that became the Bill of Rights. Other documents relate to the freedom of religion and the burning of Washington, D.C., by the British in 1814 -- perhaps the major embarrassment of Madison's career. (Library of Congress)

A Nation Repays Its Debt: The National Soldiers' Home and Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/115dayton/115dayton.htm
Tells how the federal government created a network of 'soldiers' homes' and national cemeteries to honor Civil War veterans. The 110-acre Dayton cemetery contains the remains of veterans from the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Spanish American War, and all 20th century military conflicts. (Nat'l Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places, Nat'l Register of Historic Places)

The Penniman House: A Whaling Story.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/112penniman/112penniman.htm
focuses on one of the most successful whaling captains in New England. Edward Penniman was 11 in 1842 when he signed on as cook on a schooner. Years later, as a captain, he set sail from New Bedford seven times to hunt whales. The trips generally took several years each. Letters indicate he did not like life at sea, but the money allowed him to afford a large ornate house, which is featured at this site, along with a brief a history of whaling in America. (Nat'l Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places, Nat'l Register of Historic Places)

Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/lewisandclark.html
Looks at historical maps, relations with Indians, and expedition artifacts -- the blunderbuss, Jefferson's secret message to Congress, his instructions for Meriwether Lewis, and speeches. Subsequent expeditions of America are also examined, including those by Lieutenant Zebulon Pike, Thomas Freeman, Major Stephen Long, Father de Smet, and John Fremont. (Library of Congress)

Reflections: Russian Photographs, 1992-2002.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/reflections/
shows photos from the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Images include protests and religious ceremonies, soldiers and workers, Red Square and Siberia, reindeer breeders and ice fishermen, Boris Yeltsen, the Kursk nuclear submarine disaster, and more. The photos were shot for the 'Moscow Times,' the first English language daily newspaper ever printed in Russia. (Library of Congress)

The Siege and Battle of Corinth: A New Kind of War.
Tells the story of two Civil War engagements near Corinth, a small Mississippi town established in the 1850s where two railroads crossed. On October 2, 1862, Confederates attacked Union forces that occupied the town and that had built extensive entrenchments and earthworks (which are featured at this website). By nightfall the next day, 2,360 Union and 4,848 Confederate men were dead or wounded. (Nat'l Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places, Nat'l Register of Historic Places).

The United States Air Force Academy: Founding a Proud Tradition
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/114airforce/114airforce.htm
Recounts the history of aviation and the military: aviation's introduction into the military during World War I, Germany's use of air power early in World War II, Pearl Harbor, the Berlin Airlift, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and President Eisenhower's declaration that our first line of defense would be an air atomic strike force. The site examines the design of the Air Force Academy, authorized in 1954 after 30 years of struggle. (Nat'l Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places, Nat'l Register of Historic Places).

Voices for Votes
http://www.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/00/suffrage/
Involves students in examining primary source documents related to the women's suffrage movement. Students identify methods used to change attitudes about suffrage for women and then create original documents encouraging citizens to vote in current elections. (Library of Congress)

War and Peace
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_warandpeace.php
Exhibits photos, maps, and documents related to America's wars. Features include a Civil War timeline, letters from soldiers, homefront contributions during World War I and II, American women workers during World War II, man-on-the-street interviews after Pearl Harbor, 'The Stars and Stripes' newspaper (for Army troops in France 1918-19), Winston Churchill, the Marshall Plan, Ansel Adam's book of photos of a World War II internment camp, and the Veterans History Project. (Library of Congress)

We the People.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_wethepeople.php
Features drafts of the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address, papers of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, an Emancipation Proclamation timeline, slave codes, images of presidential inaugurations, how elections have changed, documents on policies aimed to keep peace between white settlers and Native Americans (1783-1815), duties of the President and other governmental officials in 1825, the role of religion in the founding of the colonies, and more. (Library of Congress)

Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/911/
Presents photos, prints, eye-witness accounts, headlines, books, magazines, songs, maps, and videotapes related to September 11, 2001. Photos of ground zero taken during and after the attacks by news photographers in New York City are included, as are press reactions from around the world. The role maps played in the recovery effort is examined. (Library of Congress)

Zoom into Maps.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/maps/index.html
Offers hundreds of historical maps -- maps showing European exploration of the Americas; migration, population, and economic activity; the growth of roads, railways, canals, river systems, telephone systems, telegraph routes, and radio coverage; landforms, recreational, and wilderness areas; troop movements, battle routes, and campsites during major U.S. military conflicts; and more. The collection features a 2003 map of U.S. congressional districts. (Library of Congress)

Last Updated 02/25/08