History - American & World History
- The American Presidency Project Document Archive
- Primary documents from the Presidents from Washington to the present can be found here. Search by month and year or keyword. Included are inaugural addresses, fireside chats, radio addresses, executive orders and much more.
- American Presidents, Vice-Presidents, and First Ladies
- Annotated list of websites with information on American Presidents, Vice-Presidents, and First Ladies. From Middletown Thrall Library.
- Asia for Educators
- "Resources arranged by world history time period. For students and educators at all levels." Features historical information on China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and more, including literature, culture, government, and art of East Asia. From Columbia University.
- BBC- History
- Articles on ancient history, British history, world wars and historic figures. For an example check out this article on Roman women From the BBC.
- A Biography of America
- Covers events from prehistoric America to 1999.
- A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents
- Documents from pre-colonial times to the present arranged chronologically up to the 2004 State of the Union Address.
- Digital Vaults
- "Exploring the Digital Vaults is easy. You can browse through the hundreds of photographs, documents, and film clips and discover the connection between some of the National Archives' most treasured records." From the U.S. National Archives.
- The Empire That Was Russia: the Prokudin-Gorskii Photographic Record Recreated
- Online color photographs show the Russia of Tsar Nicholas II taken by his personal photographer. Topics include architecture, transportation, ethnic diversity, people at work and making color images. From the Library of Congress.
- Facing History and Ourselves
- Educational resources "linking history to moral choices." Focuses on historic and contemporary issues for both educators and students. Includes lesson plans, student activities, and links to related websites.
- Glossary of American History
- Click on a letter of the alphabet for a brief description. From the University of Houston.
- History World
- Consists of 400 separate histories and 4000 events. Includes timelines, tours, and special articles. WHATWHENWHERE section is searchable by theme, date, and location.
- Internet History Sourcebooks Project
- Collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.
- The National Archives
- Sign the Declaration of Independence, Meet America's Founding Fathers, and view online exhibits including the Charters of Freedom an exhibit on the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
- Smithsonian's History Explorer
- "Your gateway to innovative, standards-based online resources for teaching and learning American history, designed and developed by the National Museum of American History."
- The Web Chronology Project
- The site consists of a series of hyperlinked chronologies developed by the instructors and historical articles prepared by students intended for use in history classes.
- WhoWhatWhen Interactive Historical Timelines
- WhoWhatWhen is a database of people and events from 1000 A.D. to the present. Create graphic timelines of periods in history and of the lives of individuals.
Historic Landmarks & Sites
- Lists of National Historic Landmarks
- Click a state or territory for a pdf list of landmarks or download a complete list. Also includes a link to search for a specific landmark by name. Provided by the U.S. National Park Service.
- National Register of Historic Places
- The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. The National Register is administered by the National Park Service, which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is a broader designation than historic sites.
- State Historic Preservation Officers
- Includes links to all state preservation departments. Provided by the U.S. National Park Service.
Rulers - Past & Present Leaders, Presidents, and World Rulers
- American Presidents
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
- "The CIA publishes and updates the online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments regularly. The directory is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid and includes as many governments of the world as is considered practical, some of them not officially recognized by the United States." From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
- Council of Women World Leaders
- Network of current and former women prime ministers, presidents and cabinet members. An alphabetical list of members will let you click on the name for a brief description of her political term and accomplishments.
- Kingdoms and Monarchs of the World
- Rulers.org
- Several search modes are available. By country for a timeline of leaders. By leaders' names for a brief political description. Also by month for the years 1996 to the present for chronicle of events.
- World Rulers by Country or Region
- Categories include: Ancient and Historical Empires, Africa, Australia: Prime Ministers, Austria, Britain, Canada: Governors-General and Prime Ministers, China, Denmark: Kings and Queens, Modern Egypt, France, Germany and Prussia, India, Indonesia: Presidents, Modern Persia and Iran, Iraq, Ireland: Presidents, Israel: Prime Ministers, Japan, Jordan: Kings, Mexico: Presidents, Pakistan: Prime Ministers, Philippines: Presidents, Poland, Portugal: Kings, Queens, Presidents, Russia (since 1533), South America, Spain: Kings, Queens, Prime Ministers, Sweden: Kings and Queens, Turkey, Vietnam.
Timelines
- Age of Exploration
- Includes a timeline, vocabulary, maps and routes, activities, and brief biographies of explorers.
- BBC History Timelines
- Includes timelines of the English language, Kings and Queens Through Time, British history from the Neolithic to the present, and Genocide under the Nazis.
- Energy Timelines
- Topics include Coal, Electricity, Ethanol, Geothermal, Hydropower, Municipal Solic Waste, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Oil (Petroleum), Photovoltaic, Solar Therman, Transportation, Wind, and Wood. From U.S. Energy Information Administration.
- From Cave Paintings to the Internet: Chronological and Thematic Studies on the History of Information and Media
- "2,500,000 BCE to 8,000 BCE Timeline" described as follows: "Containing annotated references to discoveries, developments of a social, scientific, theoretical or technological nature, as well as references to physical books, documents, artifacts, art works, and to websites and other digital media, it arranges, both chronologically and thematically, selected historical examples and recent developments of the methods used to record, distribute, exchange, organize, store, and search information. The database is designed to allow you to approach the topics in a wide variety of ways."
- Guide to All the Presidents
- Includes birthplace, political party, age when inaugurated, term length and one or two brief facts. From Washington to Obama.
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
- From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- History of the Electric Car Timeline
- The timeline starts with 1832-1839 and ends in late 2009. From PBS.
- History of Women in Sports Timeline, Part 1 to 1899
- Once on the first page, you can select years up through 2011.
- Lewis And Clark Timelines
- From the National Park Service.
- Prehistoric Time Line: 4.6 Billion Years
- Dinosaurs, fossils, geological eras, and more. From National Geographic. Adobe Flash required.
- Presidential Timeline of the 20th Century
- "The Presidential Timeline provides a single point of access to an ever-growing selection of digitized assets from the collections of the twelve Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. Among these assets you'll find documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents' lives." Provided by the Learning Technology Center in the University of Texas at Austin College of Education, in conjunction with the Presidential Libraries and Terra Incognita Productions.
- Timeline Archive
- Topics include: World History, Country History, U.S. History, Society and Culture, Disasters, Biography, Sports, Entertainment, Health and Science.
- Timeline for the History of Judaism
- From the Jewish Virtual Library.
- Timeline of Chinese History and Dynasties
- From Columbia University.
- Timeline of Computer History
- Computer software and hardware, microchips, microprocessors, CPUs, and more. From the Computer History Museum in California.
- A Timeline of Fossil Discoveries
- From the Australian Museum.
- Timelines of Inventions and Technology
- Numerous timelines on various inventors and their creations throughout history. From About.com.
- USA History in Brief
- "This publication summarizes in a few thousand words the history of how the United States was founded and the forces and events that shaped the dynamic and varied country that it has become today." Adobe PDF format. From the U.S. Department of State.
- Video Game History Timeline
- From the International Center for the History of Electronic Games.
- Women's History Timeline (1900 - present)
- Browse by decade by scrolling horizontally through years. From the BBC. Adobe Flash required.
- Women's History Timeline (4000 BC - Present)
- From mythical to contemporary women. Provided by Gale Cengage Learning.
