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General U.S. History Sites
American Memory
- Historical Collections from the National Digital Library
From the Library of Congress, this site provides primary source materials
relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers
more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.
Includes documents, photographs, movies, and sound recordings. Use Collection
Finder button to search by broad subject. Use Search button to search
by keyword.
America's
Story from America’s Library
From the Library of Congress, this collection lets you meet amazing
Americans, jump back in time to important historical periods, explore
the states, examine America’s favorite pastimes, sports and hobbies,
or see, hear, and sing bits from America's past. Useful for decades
projects, state reports and much more.
A Biography
of America
From WGBH Educational Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting, this site provides a companion to the video
series presenting 26 topics in American History. Each topic presents
a listing of key events of the period, a map relevant to the period,
the transcript of the video program, a set of annotated web links, and
an interactive timeline.
History
From PBS, this site provides access to all of the history programs on
PBS.
HistoryChannel.Com
From the History Channel, this site shows what happened on any given
day in the United States and around the world as well as an archive
of speeches, discussions, and exhibits.
Migrations
in History
Explore the movement of people, cultures, ideas, and objects through
history from the Smithsonian Institution. Examines what happens when
people move, what they take with them or leave behind and how they make
their new place home. Includes photographs and timelines.
Picturing
the Century - One Hundred Years of Photography from the National Archives
A selection of photographs taken from events of the 20th century in
the United States presented by the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). Select Galleries for photographs arranged in six broad subject
areas or Portfolios for the work of 7 photographers.
WayBack: U.S. History
for Kids
From PBS, this site offers an online magazine with an issue each month
about a different aspect of history in America. Includes biographies,
games, quizzes, and more.
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May 22, 2012
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