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History
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http://www.thehistorynet.com
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The History Net has numerous archived articles
relating to World History, American History, wars and more. The site’s
emphasis is on Western and Military History.
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http://despina.advanced.org/17120/index_fr.html
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World Domination is an award-winning
student-constructed history site which examines the empires, ideals and conquerors
that shaped the world. Includes bios, imperial information and more.
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http://www.nara.gov/education/classrm.html
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The National Archives and Records Administration’s Digital
Classroom gives teachers and students access to online historical
documents. Also provided are numerous lesson plans and activities with
which to incorporate the information into the class.
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http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/
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New Perspectives on the West, presented by PBS
and GM, offers insight into our nation’s frontier history. Included are
documents, information on historical places and events and an interactive
biographical dictionary.
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http://www.ibiscom.com
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Eye Witness takes a look at major events in history
through the eyes of eyewitnesses, using personal letters and essays.
Excellent site that offers an interesting and real perspective on the past.
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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6946/rome.html
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Truly excellent site for complete Roman history. Forum
Romanum provides a virtual tour of the city itself as well as an
historical index, biographies, mythology and much, much more.
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http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
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The American Memory: Historical Collections from the
National Digital Library has images, articles and much more archived. Includes
a search function, “This Day in History,” and a learning page. Presented by
the Library of Congress.
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http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/tserve.htm
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TeacherServe from the National Humanities Center
was especially made to help high school English and history teachers plan
courses.
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http://archpropplan.auckland.ac.nz/virtualtour/front.html
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With this architectural Virtual Study Tour, you
can visit the Knossos Labyrinth or the palace of Ramses III. By clicking on
the images of various ancient and modern structures, you can zoom in and
out as if you were really there.
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
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Today in History features a different person or historical
event each day. Past features include Frederick Douglass, Woodrow Wilson,
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Banneker, Rosa Parks, Samuel
Slater, Louisa May Alcott, Radio City Music Hall, the Wright Brothers’
first flight, the Bill or Rights, the Gadsden Purchase, the Federal Reserve
System, the Wounded Knee massacre, Pearl Harbor, the first controlled
nuclear fission chain reaction, and much more. (LOC)
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http://www.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
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The History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers is
a good resource for social studies on the Web. It has links to numerous
sites and archives as well as lesson plans, projects and more.
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http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html
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The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden offers
authentic objects on all the Presidents, from the general’s uniform worn by
George Washington to an interactive 360-degree “BeHere” camera used at a
2000 national political convention. The site includes letters written to
past Presidents, tells what Presidents did after leaving office, and offers
lesson plans on how to use these objects with students.
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/
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Eleanor Roosevelt brings to life one of the
century’s most influential women. This website includes a Roosevelt family
tree, newspaper columns written by Mrs. Roosevelt, a clip from a TV
appearance, a timeline that highlights events in her life and in the
nation, and more. A teacher’s guide suggests discussion topics and related
activities. (NEH)
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html
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History of the American West, 1860–1920 features more
than 30,000 photographs that illustrate Colorado towns and landscape,
document the place of mining in the history of Colorado and the West, and
show the lives of Native Americans from more than 40 tribes living west of
the Mississippi River. World War II photographs of the 10th Mountain
Division (ski troops based in Colorado who saw action in Italy) are also
included. [LOCAL CONNECTION: Dozens of area residents volunteered in
WWII for the celebrated 10th Mountain Division (in which former Sen. Bob
Dole also served). Local veterans of the 10th are available as guest
speakers. Contact the Franconia Heritage Museum or the New England Ski
Museum (adjacent to the Cannon Mountain Tramway), which maintains a
permanent 10th Mountain Division exhibit, for more information.]
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http://www2.cr.nps.gov/pad/defenders/index.htm
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American Defenders of Land, Sea & Sky takes us
on a 200-year-trip to forts and battle sites of the American Revolution,
the War of 1812, the struggle for western territory, the Civil War,
Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, and into the Cold War years of
the late 1950s.
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http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/31frederica/31frederica.htm
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Frederica: An 18th-Century Planned Community
recounts British efforts to establish Georgia as a utopia in the American
wilderness of the 1730s, and to fortify the colony against Spanish
encroachment, in part through creation of a fort and military town on St.
Simons Island. (NPS, Teaching With Historic Places)
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http://www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/roofdown/index.htm
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From the Roof Down…and Skin Deep teaches the
basics of maintaining and repairing the “skin”—roof, exterior walls,
chimney, woodwork, windows, porches, doors, and the above-ground portion of
the foundation—of an historic house. (NPS, Heritage Preservation Services)
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http://www.nps.gov/gett/getteducation/teachguide.htm
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Gettysburg National Military Park Teacher’s Guide
provides sample lesson plans, essay questions, ideas for bulletin board and
student projects, a Civil War reading list, and other resources to guide
students through the Battle of Gettysburg.
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/98/robinson/intro.html
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Jackie Steals Home involves high school students
in analyzing primary documents related to Jackie Robinson’s breaking the
color line in major league baseball to help them understand racial barriers
not only in sports, but in society.
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http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/journey/
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Journey Through Hallowed Ground: Travel through
Virginia’s Piedmont visits 65 historic places along 75 miles of Route 15
in the Virginia Piedmont. Stops include homes of Thomas Jefferson and James
Monroe, sites of some of the Civil War’s bloodiest battles, and other
places which evoke the soldiers, statesmen, farmers, and slaves who fought,
toiled and governed there.
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http://134.48.55.172:8000/cuap/index.html
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Children in Urban America shows how children
experienced city life during the last century and a half. The site features
hundreds of documents and images about children in Milwaukee County,
Wisconsin, drawn from newspapers, government, and other official records,
oral histories and memoirs, and other sources.
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http://www.ashp.cuny.edu/LM/
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The Lost Museum explores P.T. Barnum’s American
Museum, which epitomized popular entertainment and education in the U.S.
for nearly a quarter of a century. The museum—which also articulated major issues
confronting American culture, society and politics—was destroyed in 1865 in
one of the most spectacular fires in New York City’s history.
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