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Almanacs

dMarie Time Capsule
Look up a date in the past - e.g. your birthday - and get the headlines, the popular songs, etc.

The Black (Bubonic) Plague

The Black Death: Smart Q&A
The Plague: England & Loughborough 1539-1640
A general study of the Plague in England 1539-1640, by Ian Jessiman
Plague & Public Health in Renaissance Europe

Canada

Early Canadiana Online
A searchable bilingual (French & English, of course) site focusing on Canadian history from European colonization to the late 19th Century, courtesy of major Canadian libraries.

China

CLASSICAL HISTORIOGRAPHY FOR CHINESE HISTORY
Compiled by Benjamin A. Elman, Professor of Chinese History, UCLA
UCSD Modern Chinese History Site
University of California at San Diego's site has a list of major Western works on Qing, Republican, and PRC history.

Egypt

Mummies of Ancient Egypt
This U of Michigan site provides a good online orientation to the practical and theoretical (i.e. religious) aspects of mummies in ancient Egypt.
Egypt - Ancient History Timeline at Theban Mapping Project

General

1980s Timeline
ABC News: The Century
The US TV network's take on the 20th Century
Alexander the Great
The PBS series site
Alexander the Great On the Web
Lots of Alexander links, academic as well as popular, compiled by grad student Tim Spalding at the U of Michigan
Atomic Bomb Chronology
Battle of Hastings 1066
Exquisite detail on a battle that changed world history
BBC Modern World History
Interactive history - bring your Shockwave plug-in!
BBC My Century
Participatory 20th Century history: read it, write it.
Berlin Wall: A Concrete Curtain
A history of the wall
Chernobyl: A Nuclear Disaster
Wonderfully detailed account of the subject, with timeline of events before and after the disaster that occurred at 01:23:44 on APR 26, 1986
Christian Science Monitor: A Thousand Years
Multimedia tidbits from the 1st Millennium CE
Chronlogical Table of Nuclear Weapon
VERY detailed timeline
Cold War: the CNN history
Way more than a tease for their TV broadcast history special, this is a useful historical site. Features include a chronology and glossary; video, audio, and text excerpts from nearly 100 interviews filmed for the series; text from archival documents and contemporaneous Time and Russian newspaper stories and much more.
Columbus, Christopher - Navigation Homepage
Pretty much everything you want to know about the guy

Constantinople, Fall of

Fall of Constantinople
Basic facts, plus some good links
Fall of Constantinople
Hyperhistory has the bare basic facts on this turning point in Western history.
Fall of Constantinople 1453
Dawson College Prof. Diionysios Hatzopoulos delivers the most masterful and detailed account I've been able to find online - includes the approximate time, even!
Fall of Constantinople 1453
North Park University Prof. David Koeller's quick take
Fall of Constantinople 1453
Dr. David Turner's thought-provoking 'big picture'
Fall of Constantinople in 1453
Orlin Damyanov's paper on the subject

Concrete Curtain: Life & Death of the Berlin Wall
A history of the Berlin Wall, including maps & a timeline
DPLS -- Archival Data Online Repository
Historical statistical data archive maintained by University of Wisconsin Data and Program Library Service
Dreamland
Medieval history, focusing on Europe, the Crusades & Chivalric Orders
Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions
Scholarly articles detailing the popular revolutions that spread across Europe in 1848, compiled by Ohio University Professor Emeritus of History James Chastain
Galileo - Galileo Project
Online reference on the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) and the science of his time.
Harappa
Harappa was a city in the Indus Valley civilization that flourished around 2,500 BCE. This site features a tour of the Indus Valley, 3-D computer recreations of the city's gateway and surrounding topography, and much more.
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
History Channel: This Day in History
A thumbnail sketch of selected historical events for today's date
History House
Books, stories, historical trivia
History Timelines ... The History Beat
If there's a one-stop historical reference site, this is it. RECOMMENDED
HyperHistory
DO NOT miss this one, whatever it is you're searching for in the way of history! (Covers 3,000 years of world history)
HyperHistory - World History Chart
They wanna sell you a great timeline.
Italian Life Under Fascism
This University of Wisconsin site is a goldmine on the period.
Journal for Multimedia History
An online multimedia history exposition sponsored by the Department of History of the University at Albany (SUNY) - highly recommended for its combination of scholarly accuracy and Web-wise savvy.
Millennium: A CNN Perspectives Series
Check here for details on the Eleventh Century CE.
NapoleonicWars
If you're looking for information on the Napoleonic Wars, this is a resource not to be missed!
Newsfilm Library at U of SC
An archive of Fox Movietone newsreels
Panama Canal @ Discovery Online
A multimedia presentation on the construction of the canal
Period & Styles
Although intended for theatrical use, this is a good reference on cultural history - chronology, architecture, furnishings, costume etc.
Perseus Project
Tufts University's wonderful, searchable scholarly historical reference (text & images), heavy on Western civilization from ancient Greece to the Renaissance - with mirror sites in Berlin and Oxford
RED FILES
PBS does the KGB.
Renaissance
The Annenberg/CPB Exhibition, a multimedia survey of the Renaissance
Romantic Chronology (Home Page)
Interested in the Romantic Period? Here's where it starts on the Web.
Search Argos
Ancient and medieval history search engine and links...
Time-Table
A literacy timeline, from Sumerian clay tables to 1997
Vanderbilt Television News Archive
An archive of television network news from 1968 to present, compiled and maintained by Vanderbilt University.
Vasa - The Swedish 17th century royal warship
Choose English or Swedish and take a tour of the ship, 17th Century Sweden and more.
Viking Voyage 1000
This website details the voyage of the Snorri, a re-enactment of Leif Ericson's voyage to North America around 1000 CE.
War Central
20th Century military history
World according to Jerome
Fascinating biographical sketches of historical characters, from the obvious to the obscure . . .
WebChron
"The WebChronology Project, a program of the History Department at North Park University, is a series of hyperlinked chronologies developed by the instructors and historical articles prepared by students intended for use in history classes." Organized by region and culture . . .
World's Columbian Exposition: Idea, Experience, Aftermath

India

Indian History
Ancient to modern

Israel

History of Israel
An online history of Israel, by AICE (American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise) JSOURCE (Jewish Student Online Research Center)
Israel Record: Celebrating Israel's 50th Anniversary
An online history of modern Israel, from the ADL
1973 Yom Kippur War
By AICE (American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise) JSOURCE (Jewish Student Online Research Center)
The Yom Kippur War
Includes time of first attack on Mt. Hermon in Golan Heights (1:45 PM)

Korea

Korean History Project
A splendid history of the Korean people, from Neolithic to modern times

Russia

Face of Russia
Online version of the PBS series, features timeline of Russian history & culture, reference section & more
Russian History

US

Aboriginal Americans

Lakota Wowapi Oti Kin: Lakota Information Home Page
THIS WEEK IN "AMERICAN INDIAN" HISTORY by PHIL KONSTANTIN
Tlingit National Anthem
The traditional history of the Tlingit people, an oral 'creation story' telling of their migration
Tribal Names: Meanings & Alternative Names

African Americans

AFRO-AMERICAN ALMANAC
Educational, a good historical reference & a slick design
American Civil Rights Movement, Timeline of
My only beef with this otherwise valuable resource is that it STARTS with Brown vs the Board of Education in 1954 . . .

Civil War - War Between the States

Battle of Antietam Official Records
Detailed account of the bloodiest day in US history: 23,110 soldiers died in the battle that began at dawn on SEP 17, 1862.
Civil War - www.civilwar.com
History, timeline, people, places and more - lots of links, too.
Davis, Jefferson - The Papers of Jefferson Davis
Ft. Sumter Detailed Description
Here's where it all started, at 4:30 AM on APR 12, 1861: detailed, documented.

European Settlement

Mayflower Web Page
A source of information on the history and genealogy associated with the good ship Mayflower. This website is maintained by Caleb Johnson.

General

American Presidents
An excellent online resource provided by C-SPAN, highly recommended
Famous American Trials
Wonderfully detailed historical and legal scholarship make this UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City) site a must-see!
Franklin, Benjamin: A Documentary History -- J.A. Leo Lemay
Hinckley, John: The Assassination Attempt
Detailed account (with time) of his attempt to assassinate Ronald Reagan: approx. 2:25 PM MAR 30, 1981 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington DC
Hinckley, John: The John Hinckley Trial
The legal perspective, good reporting and background
Jefferson, Thomas
Includes "The Quotable Jefferson" and online Jefferson resources at the U of VA
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
This Harper's Magazine site documents the event from contemporary accounts published in the magazine
Lewis & Clark Expedition: Discovering Lewis and Clark
A most excellent site on the history & consequences of the Lewis & Clark expedition
Making of America
A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
Model Editions Partnership
Digital editions of US historical documents, including documentary histories of the 1st Federal Congress and the ratification of the Constitution & Bill of Rights
National First Ladies' Library
A virtual library
Project WhistleStop
A history of the Harry Truman administration
Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures
The Library of Congress digitized motion picture collection on the Spanish-American war
The Star-Spangled Banner
The history of the battle flag that inspired Francis Scott Key's poem
U.S. DIPLOMATIC HISTORY RESOURCES INDEX
U.S. Navy History
USS Liberty
A website devoted to the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty (JUN 8, 1967).
Women & Social Movements in the US 1830-1930
State University of NY at Binghamton project

Religious

National Museum of American Jewish History
Religion and the Founding of the American Republic (Library of Congress Exhibition)

States

AZ

Billy Clanton Family History
Includes time (2:30 PM) of the Gunfight at the OK Corral
Gunfight at the OK Corral
Includes photographic re-creation of the OCT 26, 1881 incident, courtesy of the Boothill Gunslingers (a Tombstone performance group)
OK Corral Gunfight
Pretty much just the bare facts (no time, except "Wednesday afternoon")
Tombstone Limited Edition Lithograph
A lithograph of the 2PM gathering at Haffords Saloon just prior to the Gunfight at the OK Corral

CA

1906 San Francisco Earthquake
USGS site with lots of data (including time) on the great quake
Museum of the City of San Francisco

IL

Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory
Chicago Historical Society and Northwestern University's Chicago history site
Famous Chicago Mob Hits
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Kevin Hammonds' account of the FEB 14, 1929 North Chicago gangland slaying
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Includes approximate time (10:30 AM) of the massacre

MA

Witchcraft in Salem Village
A collaborative effort by Danvers Archival Center & University of Virginia detailing the history of the infamous witchcraft hysteria in Salem (now Danvers) MA in the late 17th Century

OK

History in Tulsa, OK
The Tulsa Race Riot, 1921
Stephen King's scariest stuff pales in comparison to this real life horror.

OR

Oregon Historical Society
Collecting, preserving and publishing Oregon's history for over 125 years

TX

Texas City Disaster
Detailed account of the worst industrial accident in US history, compiled from local historical markers & documents

VA

Jamestown Rediscovery
This APVA (Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities) site summarizes the history of Jamestown and details the archaelogical work being done there.

WW I

The Great War: 80 Years On
A collection of personal accounts and historical analysis from BBC News Online

WW II

A-Bomb WWW Museum
Details (including time) on the Hiroshima attack; no time on Nagasaki
Invasion of Poland
The Wiesenthal Center provides basic background on and details of Fall Weiss, Germany's 1939 invasion of Poland ("after midnight on September 1st).
Hossbach Conference: NOV 5, 1937
Detailed description and actual minutes of the secret conference - 4:15 to 8:30 PM - in the Reich Chancellery at which Hitler spelled out his plans for the conquest of Europe.
Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor: DEC 7, 1941
Detailed description, complete with timed data: 7:53 AM (first attack begins).
NORMANDY: 1944
Encyclopedia Brittanica presents a multimedia history of the Normandy Invasion.
Okinawa: The American Years, 1945-1972
The bloody battle & subsequent US occupation are chronicled here.
World War II Index
Lots of links, most good, some not working

  

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