History


Economics

How Much Is That?
http://eh.net/hmit/
Compare the relative cost of items from the past to today's cost.


Geography

Cartes d'Europe
http://www.euratlas.com/
Historical and political maps of Europe between A.D. 1 and A.D. 2000.

Map Collections: 1500-2004
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
The Library of Congress American Memory Project includes many maps that can be viewed online or purchased.

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html/
Large collection of historical and current maps from the University of Texas. Includes links to many other map websites.

Taken on the Road: American Mile Markers
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/onTheRoad/home/
Photographer Matt Frondorf traveled across America taking picture at every mile. From Kodak.

Terraserver
http://www.terraserver.com
Satellite photos from around the world, searchable by location.

TopoZone
http://www.topozone.com/
Generate customized maps of the United States.

Genocide

Genocide Studies Program
http://www.yale.edu/gsp
Genocide materials gathered by Yale University.

GenocideWatch
http://www.genocidewatch.org/
Information and statistics about genocide in areas around the world, from The International Campaign to End Genocide.

Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org
News related to human rights issues around the world

Web Genocide Documentation Centre
http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide.htm
Large collection of materials related to genocide.


Government/Politics

Annenberg Political Fact Check
http://www.factcheck.org/
Research and commentary about political claims.

Commission on Presidential Debates
http://www.debates.org/
Information on presidential debates, and full text of debates 1960 - 2004.

Election World
http://www.electionworld.org/
Information on governments and political parties from around the world.

FirstGov
http://www.first.gov/
Official web portal of the United States government.

Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives
http://clerk.house.gov/
Information about House legislation and voting.

OnTheIssues
http://www.issues2000.org/
A wealth of information about current politics in America.

Political Resources on the Net
http://www.politicalresources.net/
Directory of links to political websites.

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov
Congressional information from the Library of Congress. Includes links to primary documents.


News

Newseum: the Interactive Museum of News
http://www.newseum.org/
Global current and historical news, photography, and political cartoons. Includes "Today's Front Pages," a compilation of more than 350 front pages from 38 countries.

SurfWax News Accumulator
http://news.surfwax.com/
"News "in time, over time" -- 75,000 Topic-Specific News Pages covering 4,000 News Sources."


Political Cartoons

Cartoonbank.com
http://www.cartoonbank.com/
Searchable database of political cartoons from the New Yorker magazine.

Herblock's History: Political Cartoons From teh Crash to the Milennium
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/herblock/
From the Library of Congress, a collection of cartoons from political commentator Herb Block.

Political Cartoons.com
http://www.politicalcartoons.com/
Archive of political cartoons from 1999 - 2006.

Political Cartoons from Boondocksnet.com
http://www.boondocksnet.com/gallery/political_cartoons.html/
Large collection of links to historical political cartoons. Organized by time period.


Primary Sources

American Memory Project
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
More than 5 million historical documents, sound recordings, and images from the Library of Congress.

American Rhetoric
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/
Audio, video and text files covering speeches by influential political figures, movie characters, and religious experts.

The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: a Visual Record
http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/Slavery/
A collection of 1000 images, both primary and secondary sources, from the University of Virginia Library.

The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm/
Full text, hyperlinked primary source legal and political documents from the 18th through 21st centuries.

History and Politics Out Loud
http://www.hpol.org/index.html
Audio archive of speeches given by important figures of the 20th century. Text transcripts are also available.

In the First Person
http://www.inthefirstperson.com/
Personal narratives and interviews from 15,000 individuals. Searchable and browseable; some audio files available. Most of the documents are free but some require a subscription.

New Deal Network
http://newdeal.feri.org/
Primary and secondary source materials from the Depression era from the Frank and Eleanor Rooselvelt institute.

Our Documents
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/
100 full text documents from American history compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Picturing the Century
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/picturing_the_century/home.html
Historical photography from the 20th century from the National Archives and Records Administration.

Presidential Rhetoric
http://www.presidentialrhetoric.com/
Text of speeches given by American presidents from George Washington through George W. Bush.

Women Working: 1800-1930
http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/
Manuscripts, pamphlets and photographs reflecting women's contributions to the U.S. economy. From the Harvard University Library Open Documents Program.

Religions

Adherents.com
http://www.adherents.com/
Statistics about religious affiliation for a wide number of world religions.

Beliefnet
 http://www.beliefnet.org/
Collection of links to information about a variety of religions and cults.

Catholic Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
Information on a multitude of relligions and beliefs. Look for the index in small letters at the top of the page.

Encyclopedia Mythica
http://www.pantheon.org/
More than 6,800 entries on folklore, mythology, and religion.

Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
http://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/index.html
Comprehensive information about many religions from the Hartford Institute for Religious Research.

Religions, Faith Groups, and Ethical Systems
http://www.religioustolerance.org/var_rel.htm
Index to information about a variety of religions, cults, and spiritual paths.

Religions of the World
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/world_religions/
Brief overviews of different world religions, with links to further information. From the BBC.

Religious Movements Homepage
http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/
Extensive information about many religions, from the Univeristy of Virginia. Click "Religious Group Profiles" for a directory.

World Wide Encyclopedia of Christianity
http://www.ccel.org/php/wwec.php
Information on many Christian and non-Christian religions. Good source of very detailed information.


U.S.

American Centuries
http://www.americancenturies.mass.edu/
This online New England museum includes primary documents,chronologies, images, and reference information.

History Wired
http://historywired.si.edu/
American historical information

Links to the Past: Explore America's Past
http://www.cr.nps.gov/colherit.htm
The National Park Service presents a collection of American historical documents.

Presidents of the United States
http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
The Internet Public library presents reference information, historical documents, and sound files related to all of the U.S. presidents.

World

Beyond the Fall
http://www.time.com/time/btf/home.html
A photographic and text account of the events following the destruction of the Berlin Wall.

CIA World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Quick geopolitical facts about world countries.

dMarie Time Capsule
http://dmarie.com/timecap/
Enter a date between 1800 and 2002 to discover historic events and birthdays from that date.

Timelines of History
http://timelines.ws
Browsable and searchable database of world history from the Big Bang to the present.