HISTORY

  • American Rhetoric searchable database of full-text, audio, and video of speeches, debates, sermons, interivews and other recorded events
  • Born in Slavery first-person accounts of slavery and photographs collected during the Federal Writers' Project--from the Library of Congress

  • Medieval Studies gateways and subject guides from the Association of College and Research Libraries section of the American Library Association

  • MESOWEB information on Mesoamerican cultures
  • Documenting the American South primary sources for the study of the history, literature and culture of the American South--from the University of North Carolina
  • Encyclopedia Titanica is a site built by historians and Titanic enthusiasts alike. It tells the story of the ship and its passengers, with biographies, related documents, and photographs.
  • ON THIS DAY see what was reported by the BBC on any given day from 1950 to present--searchable
  • Eternal Egypt multimedia presentation exploring over five thousand years of Egyptian civilization
  • Feudal Life what daily life was like in the Middle Ages
  • The Gold Rush companion to a PBS American Experience program that traces the history of the California Gold Rush, includes a timeline, maps, and teacher's guide
  • History Matters gateway to web based materials on US History from City University of New York and George Mason University