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American Panorama
An historical atlas of the United States for the twenty-first century created by the Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond
BBC: History
Overviews of historical topics, in-depth examinations of historical figures and moments, interviews with historians, and more from the BBC
Chronicling America
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1756-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Discovering American Women's History Online
Access digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States
The History Guide
An online textbook in western civilization, with special reference to the western intellectual tradition
History Net
Select content from a collection of history magazines, as well as web-exclusive content
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
A collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented for educational use from Fordham University.
Library of Congress
Historical documents, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, sheet music, and more that chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America
PBS: History
Access to videos and companion websites for
The Smithsonian Institution
Background information on historical topics, as well as digitized images of primary documents and other artifacts from the Smithsonian's collections
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