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1920s: The Decade That Changed London
The site is a companion to an exhibit from the Museum of London that "offers you a panorama of this colourful decade of change and choice. It also invites you to think about your own life. How did the 1920s shape the London we know today?" Features annotated images of selected items in the areas of politics, beliefs, empire, lifestyle, people, machines, streets, and the future. Also includes materials for teachers.
The Paris Review: The DNA of Literature
An archive for hundreds of "Writers-at-Work" interviews "with poets, novelists, playwrights, essayists, critics, [and] musicians," previously published in the literary journal The Paris Review, starting in the 1950s. The interview archive debuted in fall 2004 with interviews from the 1950s; remaining decades are due to go online through mid-2005. Browsable by decade or name of author.
Year by Year
This site describes historic events of the 20th and 21st centuries by year and by decade. Brief decade quizzes are included. Includes timelines featuring special topics such as world history, fashion, and Iraq. Searchable.
Women of the Century: 100 Years of American Heroes
An annotated list of more than 50 American women of the 20th century "who left an indelible mark on our nation." Browse decade by decade or in categories of activists and reformers, politics and government, arts and media, space and science, and sports and exploration.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Seattle History
Celebrating Seattle's 150th birthday in 2001, the Seattle P-I featured nine reports highlighting people and events in the history of the Pacific Northwest. The site covers topics such as the pioneering years, the 1962 World's Fair, a celebration of 100 years of Nordstrom's, the destruction of Mount Saint Helens, and the Kingdome. Biographical sketches of prominent Seattle founders and a collection of articles arranged by decade ("Seattle Century") complete the site.
Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection
"This database contains leaflets and newspapers that were distributed on the University of Washington campus during the decades of the 1960s and 1970s. They reflect the social environment and political activities of the youth movement in Seattle during that period." Includes an excerpt from the book "Rites of Passage: A Memoir of the Sixties in Seattle." Browsable by subject; searchable by subject heading or keyword. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections.
AdFlip - Print ad’s going back to the 1940’s
The Literature and Culture of the American 1950s
Best of History Web Sites
This site provides categorized links to hundreds of "history-related web sites that have been reviewed for quality, accuracy and usefulness. Sites with engaging content and useful multimedia technologies are most likely to be included. General resources and research-oriented sites included." There are also links to information about teaching with technology.
eHistory
This "site for history fans, enthusiasts and students ... consists of over 130,000 pages of historical content; 5,300 timeline events; 800 battle outlines; 350 biographies; and thousands of images and maps." Also includes a glossary. A major emphasis of the site is United States military activities. Maintained by the Department of History, Ohio State University.
Historical Text Archive
Comprehensive and eclectic directory of historical resources. Includes primary documents, related links, and electronic versions of print books, organized by geography / nations and topics.
History News Network (HNN)
"HNN was created to give historians the opportunity to reach a national audience on issues of public concern. It is not a scholarly journal. It is a vehicle for scholars seeking to enrich the public debate." The site features articles and opinion pieces, links to news stories, compilations of materials on selected topics (such as filibusters and Social Security), and book reviews. Also includes blogs and an extensive list of links. Searchable.
HistoryWorld
This site contains over 400 separate historical articles and descriptions of approximately 4,000 world events, with an emphasis on English history. Material is searchable or browsable by time period, topic, and location. Also includes timelines and an online game where visitors can pit their historical knowledge against that of other competitors. Part of the National Grid for Learning, Great Britain.
Malaspina Great Books
"A biographical database on Great Ideas," covering hundreds of important authors, artists, and philosophers. Includes "short (and long) biographies, Lectures and Powerpoint Presentations (linked through many key ideas), and links to customized searches of three of the world's great libraries."
Mysteries of History
This site considers questions such as: "Did Custer really make a last stand? Who was the real William Shakespeare? Was there a Pope Joan? How did the stones get to Stonehenge?" Features short essays on these topics and on others in the areas of ancient riddles, items and people who have vanished, the lore of war, mystifying individuals, and hoaxes. From U.S. News & World Report.
PBS History
Directory of history-related broadcast series and programs produced by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS): American Experience, American Masters, Frontline, Ken Burns's American Stories, NOVA, and P.O.V. Topics include the ancient world, biographies, United States, war and espionage, and the world. Features lesson plans and activities for teachers. Searchable.
Public History Resource Center
"The site contains: a working definition of public history; a short essay detailing one aspect of its history; descriptions of programs offering degrees in public history and related fields; an exploration of various careers in the field; criteria for evaluating public history Web sites; and select reviews of those sites." Topics of evaluated sites focus primarily on the history of the United States. Also includes a few related essays. Searchable.
Spartacus Educational
An online encyclopedia primarily covering the history of England and the United States. Also includes information about Russia, Germany, and France; timelines for World Wars I and II and the Spanish Civil War; and the weekly Teaching History Online newsletter. Searchable, and browsable by topic. Produced by Spartacus, a publishing company formed by a group of teachers.
TheHistoryNet
This site features a searchable, full-text archive of articles from magazines published by the Primedia History Group. History topics include American, British, European, Vietnam, military, and the Wild West. Also features a today-in-history list of events and picture of the day with a related article. |
