General History

Calendars: A Guide to locating events for each day of the year - Chart that shows what happened in history each month.

Historic Events and Birthdates (Scope System)

Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century- Many maps (some interactive) dealing with historical, economic and social events of this century.

The History Channel-  Includes such features as "This Day in History".

The History Net- Quite an extensive site covering historic eras as well as personality profiles, interviews, technology.

The History Place- "Dedicated to Students, Educators and all who enjoy History!"  Links to many eras, especially U.S. history and World War II.

Hyperhistory On-line

This Month in History- A link from The History Page, one can find out what happened during any given month, including famous birthdays.

Timelines of History - Quite a few links from ancient to modern times, as well as some geography links.

Titanic in the Classroom - Links to various Titanic sites, as well as ways of integrating the study in the classroom.

Today in History (Library of Congress)

African-Americans

Frederick Douglass - A brief biography as well as further links.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University- "This site contains secondary documents written about Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as primary documents written during King's life."

Mississippi Writer's Page:  Medgar Evers- Dedicated to one of the Civil Rights leaders of the 1960's.

"I Have a Dream" speech - Text, audio and video of this most famous of Dr. King's speeches..

Teaching the Legacy of MLK - "Dedicated to helping teachers continue the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by addressing civil rights, inequality, racism, and world peace in their curriculum."

Still Going On- This site is "celebration of the centenary of the birth of William Grant Still dean of African-American composers."

Voices From the Gap: Phyllis Wheatley - Biography and poetry of a Colonial woman who was brought to America as a slave from Africa.

We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement National Registry- Designed by the National Park Service, this has information about the various sites.

Ancient History

GENERAL

Odyssey Online- A journey to explore the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and 19th - 20th century sub-Saharan Africa.

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World-  A description of each Wonder, as well as drawings ... historical context.

MESOPOTAMIA

Mesopotamia - This site looks like it was written on stone! Click on CONTENTS.

British Museum: Mesopotamia - Geography, cuneiform script, gods & goddesses, ziggurats.

Hammurabi's Code - Learn about this judge-king of Babylon

Ancient Mesopotamia - A webquest with many good links.

EGYPT

Ancient Egypt - Go to the Glossary and chose several of the missions.

Ancient Egypt - The British Museum has wonderful information.

Egyptian Life - Told from the viewpoint of a nobleman's family and a farmer's family.

Egyptian Math - Solve the word problems using Egyptian numerals.

Great Pyramid of Khufu - A brief description of the tallest pyramid.  Also has a link to the history of mathematics in Africa.

Hieroglyphic Dictionary - Write your name in Hieroglyphics

Life in Ancient Egypt- The Carnegie Museum of Natural History has an on-line exhibit of Ancient Egypt.

Scaling the Pyramids - Build a pyramid to scale.

The Treasures of Tutankhamun - View the exhibit and play a game of Senet with King Tut.

Virtual Egypt - An excellent site about Ancient Egypt, including translating names into cartouche.

Greece/ Rome

Mythography - Explore Roman, Greek & Celtic myths.

Voyage Back in Time - Compare Ancient Greece and Rome.

Greece

ABC Arts Online: Winged Sandals - Greek mythology website sponsored by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation with the University of Melbourne.

Ancient Greece - Here's a list of sites from Yahooligans.

Ancient Greece - Check out this website!

Athenian Daily Life - A very comprehensive site.

Rome

Antique Roman Dishes - Recipes that would have been served in Rome.

Daily Life in Ancient Rome - Find out all the customs of Ancient Rome.

Timeline: Ancient Rome- Not just a chronology, but also in-depth links for more information..

Pompeii Forum Project - A tour of historical Pompeii in pictures.

SPQR Companion - An online game set in Ancient Rome, this also has much information about that civilization.

A Taste of the Ancient World: Feeding Karanis - Karanis was an agricultural community in the Roman Empire.  This site describes the findings of archaeological expeditions, as well as photos and diagrams.

China/Maya

History of China - An extensive project, this site covers China from ancient times to the present.  The timeline that is linked is organized by dynasties.

Rabbit in the Moon - Describes many aspects of the Mayan culture.

British History

American & British History Resources on the Internet - Every possible document from British & American history.

British History - Extensive links on all aspects of British history. 

British Monarchs- Charts of the rulers of Britain from the beginning.  Annoying pop-ups.

Guy Fawkes: A Biography - Learn about the infamous man who attempted to blow up Parliament and James I and what drove him to attempt such a feat.

Timeline of British History - Timeline from the construction of the Avebury stone circle to 1457.

Holocaust

Anne Frank Homepage - The official web site of the Anne Frank House in the Netherlands.

Children of the Holocaust - Use this site by Grace Products to discover what happened to children caught up in the Holocaust.

Holocaust Cybrary - An excellent page for many documents and links.

Museum of Tolerance: Children of the Holocaust - "Stories of children caught up in Holocaust from the Museum of Tolerance's photo passport cards."

Medieval History

Byzantium 1200- This is "a project aimed at creating computer reconstructions of the Byzantine Monuments located in Istanbul, Turkey as of year 1200 AD.  Some of the models are incomplete."

Castle Learning Center- Quite extensive links on every possible topic concerning castles.

U.S. History

General

American & British History Resources on the Internet- Every possible document from British & American history.

American Memory: Library of Congress- On-line guide to some of the special collections of the Library of Congress concerning the history of the United States.  Find what happened on this day in history.

Casimir Pulaski- Sponsored by the Chicago Public Library, this has several biographies of the Revolutionary War hero, as well as links to other pages related to Poland.

4th and 5th Grade Student Research Resources- American History Links.

George Washington- A brief biography of the founding father.

Illinois State Museum Home Page- A work in progress.  It includes several historical projects.

An Interactive Tour of Ellis Island - Sponsored by Scholastic, this site contains audio, video and links to more information.

Jefferson: A Day in His Life at Monticello- This website is based in Jefferson’s home.

No Quarter: The Vietnam Casualty Search Page- Down for now?

Today in History- Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this site tells some important events of that day in history.

Welcome to At Home in the Heartland Online- Sponsored by the Illinois State Museum, this shows life in Illinois during the 1800’s.

Civil War

American History 102: Civil War to the Present- Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Menare Foundation's North Star Website- "A national non-profit organization dedicated to the documentation, preservation, and restoration of Underground Railroad safe-houses."

U.S. Civil War Center- Index of Civil War Information on the Internet.