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Alaska Gov. Palin To Resign
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:44:00 -0400
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was Republican Sen. John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential campaign, says she will resign from office July 26.
Gov. Ted Strickland On Ohio's Budget Impasse
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:45:00 -0400
Ohio is facing a $3.2 billion shortfall in its finances. Gov. Ted Strickland has proposed slots at racetracks and spending cuts, but has not been able to reach a deal with the Legislature. The state is operating on a temporary budget for the next few days.
Rare Copy Of Declaration Found In England
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:00:00 -0400
An original copy of the Declaration of Independence was recently discovered in the British National Archives. Edward Hampshire, the diplomatic and colonial specialist at the archives, talks with Melissa Block about the discovery of the 26th copy of the document.

The Talk of the Town

Lauren Collins: Track School
Lauren Collins Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
June marks the onset of what one Village resident refers to as “devil-baby season”--the time of the year when the temperature climbs and New Yorkers start doing crazy stuff. This year, the weather stayed cold, and damp. Things still got weird. On Long Island, a newborn was found . . .
James Surowiecki: Caveat Mortgagor
James Surowiecki Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
In 1937, the Massengill Company began selling a health product called Elixir Sulfanilamide, which contained one of the antibiotic sulfa drugs. Unfortunately, it also contained diethylene glycol, a solvent that happens to be deadly to humans. In a matter of months, the elixir killed more than a hundred consumers. The . . .
Hendrik Hertzberg: Stonewall Plus Forty
Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 -0000
The most improbable of America’s mass movements for civil rights--improbable at the time, inevitable in retrospect--got its start at a most improbable hour in a most improbable place. The hour: two in the morning, forty years ago. The place: the sidewalk in front of the Stonewall Inn, a . . .

 

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Internet History Sourcebooks Project - An extensive set of collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts, maps, and articles on a wide variety of historical areas and subjects. Compiled by Prof. Paul Halsall at Fordham University.

AbsoluteFacts.com - A selection of stories about historic people and events.
Meta Description: [ Nothing has affected our society and culture as deeply as the invention and development of the automobile. AbsoluteFacts.com is dedicated to cars, automobile developers and automotive facts. ]

Alice's Virtual Restaurant - A collection of links articles on various history subjects from ancient history to modern times.
Meta Description: [ Family-friendly site brimming with substantive and unusual History and Archaeology resources for students, teachers, researchers and writers. ]

Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative - Scholarly initiative to create a comprehensive interactive electronic historical world atlas combining mapping, imagery, and texts. Aims, technology, scope, themes, news, membership, conference.

Free History - A search engine that indexes sites that deal with history.

Historical Text Archive - Articles, books, and links for historical texts from several countries.
Meta Description: [ The Historical Text Archive publishes high quality articles, books, essays, documents, historical photos, and links, screened for content, for a broad range of historical subjects. The HTA is a collection of primary and secondary materials and links to other resources relating to history and cult... ]

History and Historical Information Resources - Resources for professors and students in History, including a database of historical movies.

History Center - Short biographies of famous historical figures, descriptions of historical events, plus this day in history.

History Computerization Project - Aims to create a network for exchanging historical information. Information about computer database program for historical research, writing and cataloging; advice on organizing materials; and links to mostly-US research resources.

History Explained - Examines the background history that is needed to understand the major economic and political problems in the world today.
Meta Description: [ This web site contains a short explanation of the background history that is needed to understand the major economic and political problems in the world today. Those who are following the news accounts of the troubles in the Middle East, the Balkan States, Africa, Argentina and elsewhere have pro... ]

History Guide - Internet-based subject gateway to scholarly relevant information in history, maintained at the State and University Library at Göttingen, Germany. Searchable by subject and by source type.

History House - History like you should have learned it. Bizarre stories, trivia, and books every week.
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History Net - Categorized history articles, features, thumbnailed picture gallery, discussion board, and special events and exhibits.
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History News Network - Aspires to put news in historical context by publishing articles written by historians on current events topics. Published by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.

History of Nations - Provides a history of every country in the world. Includes an overview as well as more detailed historical information. Based on content from the US State Department with new material added.
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History Wiz - Source for history, original content, including multimedia exhibits, as well as links to other sites. Topics include world history, American history, and current events.

History World - Describes world history in interconnecting narratives and illustrated timelines. You can search for events by theme, place and year. Edited by Bamber Gascoigne.
Meta Description: [ HistoryWorld describes world history in interconnecting narratives and illustrated timelines. You can search for events by theme, place and year. ]

History World International - Provides an overview of Western history from ancient Sumeria to World War Two, including profiles of major figures, timelines, photos, and interactive features.
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InHeritage - A history Web site development firm specializing in historic preservation and historical documentaries.
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LLEK Bookmarks Scientific Search Engines - History - Catalog of journals, catalogs, and other scholarly resources in German and English.
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Mr Heitmann's History Page - Comprehensive collection of links to history resources aimed at high school students.

Net's Educational Resource Center - Directory of sites covering American, ancient, world and modern history, social studies, reference sources, study tips and related resources.
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Ocean - Indexes the best history content on the net, including material in History World, from which it evolved. Also offers a toolbar with history search and timeline of world history.
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Old World Traditional Trade Routes (OWTRAD) Project - Research on history, geography and logistics of communication, pilgrimage, and trade routes of Eurasia and Africa 10,000 BCE to circa 1820 CE.

Reportret - Gallery of reconstructed portraits of key figures from world history, without anachronisms, respecting contemporary style, and based on historical sources.
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The History Page - A comprehensive directory of links, organized by period.
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Top20WorldHistory.com - List of history links sorted by period, without anotation.
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Virtual Quincy Directory - A collection of links to various sites related to historical events and institutions.

Western Civilization Core Course - Available as both a timeline and index. Includes survey of history, culture, and ideas with readings, period introductions, and articles. Created by the History Department at Whitworth College.

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World Civilizations - An online learning resource from Washington State University.

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World Wide Web Virtual Library: History - Extensive University of Kansas-maintained directory of history resources, sorted into research methods, topics, eras and epochs, and regions.
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