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This Day in History

African History

  1. African Leaders
    Leaders who have impacted on the shape of the African continent, culture or world politics.
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  2. Documents, Journals, Maps & Texts :
  3. General Sites & Portals :

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Asian History

  1. China :
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  2. General Sites & Portals :
    • Coombsweb National Institute for the Asia/Pacific
      ‘The world’s oldest Asian Studies online research facility’ and ‘pioneer site for Asia-Pacific research and electronic publishing’.
    • Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations
      Ancient India and China. Only an introduction.
    • Franck Goddio Site
      Information on sites primarily in the near and middle east, China and the Philippines, where excavations are being undertaken. Find up to date information.
    • India - Past, Present and Future
      ‘A range of learning and teaching resources are being compiled at this site to support the engagement of young Australians with India.’ From Bendigo Schools, Victoria. Includes Ancient India and India Today.
  3. Japan
    Ancient times to the present.
  4. Korea :

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History of the Americas

  1. Canada :
    • An Overview of Aboriginal History in Canada
      From the origins of Aboriginal people through to their position in the current era.
    • Canada History
      Covers all aspects from historical periods, conflicts, documents through to sports and culture. Set out in directories. Also has video and timeline.
    • Canada Online
      From About. Annotated links grouped under 11 headings. A good starting point.
    • Canada, The History of
      A very brief textual introduction, but use the links on the right to gain specific information.
    • Canadian Historical Association
      In addition to their association activities they have a wide range of publications and links to resources.
    • Canadian History [Academic Info]
      Nine directories with extensively annotated links to all aspects of Canadian history.
    • Canadian History
      Links under 5 major headings. Includes links to images, maps and documents.
    • Canadian History On The Web
      ‘Is meant as a resource to get you started on your search for historical sites. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list, but merely a sampling of what types of history related web pages are out there.’ Includes historical documents and images.
    • Canadian History Ring, The
      14 sites are included from family history to link sites.
    • Civilization Canada
      ‘Canada’s largest and most popular cultural institution, the Corporation manages the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum.’ A vast array of pages on everything to do with Canada including its history.
      Quite brilliant.
    • Early Canadiana Online
      ‘Is a digital library containing 1 966 629 pages in 13 505 volumes.’ 9 collections with 8 available to the general public.
    • Explorers of New France [Canada]
      Links to all the major French explorers.
    • H-Canada
      ‘H-Canada is the H-Net discussion list dealing with Canadian History and Studies.’ Reviews, discussions and internet sources.
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  3. Mexico :
    • Ancient Aztecs, The
      A Thinkquest site covering all aspects of the Aztec culture.
    • Aztec Empire
      Covers the period 1427 - 1521.
    • Aztec, The
      Use the text and links to find specific information.
    • Aztecs/Mexicas, The
      General description, links to other sites, description of Gods, calendar, emperors, extensive bibliography.
    • Mexica/Aztecs, The
      Not updated for some time.
    • Palenque
      Mayan ruins at Palenque. Find how people lived, their culture, history and beliefs.
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  5. United States :
    • 100 Milestone Documents
      ‘The following is a list of 100 milestone documents, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration, and drawn primarily from its nationwide holdings. The documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965.’ Images, often with extensive information about each.
    • AMDOCS
      [Documents for The Study of American History]
      Huge listing of links to primary documentation and other primary material [audio, …] covering the period from 837 to 2005. It covers most aspects of American history.
      Highly Recommended !
    • American Civil War, Net :
    • America from The Great Depression to World War II
      Colour, and black and white, photographs showing people, life and society during this period.
    • American Journeys
      ‘More than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD 1 000 to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later. View, search, print, or download more than 150 rare books, original manuscripts, and classic travel narratives.’
    • American Memory
      ‘American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.’
    • American Rhetoric
      ‘Index to … 5 000+ full text, audio and video [streaming] versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and declaration or two’. Also information on Rhetoric. Multiple groupings.
    • Chronicling America
      [Historic American Newspapers]
      ‘Enhancing access to America’s historic newspapers. This site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.’
    • Digital Gallery [NYPL]
      ‘Provides access to over 337 000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.’
    • Digital History
      Online book, online ‘Flash’ movies and other resources to develop a greater understanding of American history.
    • Documenting America
      160 000+ photographs, mostly black and white, covering the period till World War II.
    • Encyclopaedia of North American Indians
      A vast range of topics listed alphabetically [Abenaki → Zuni Pueblo].
      You need to register to gain access to this.
    • History Place, The
      US history in stages from the birth of the nation to the Vietnam War and a section on the 43 Presidents.
    • Lewis & Clark
      Amazing journey across US. Expedition records, plan your own, their guides, timeline, movie preview, photos taken along the trail and more.
    • Many Pasts
      ‘Primary documents in text, image, and audio about the experiences of ordinary Americans throughout U.S. history. 992 at last count.’
    • National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
      ‘The NUCMC program is to provide and promote bibliographic access to the nation’s documentary heritage. This mission is realized by NUCMC production of cataloging describing archival and manuscript collections held by eligible repositories located throughout the United States and its territories.’
    • New Deal Network, The
      ‘An educational guide to the Great Depression of the 1930s.’ Documents, forums, photographs, other links, sepcial features.
    • Our Documents
      100 major American documents from 1776-1965. ‘Teacher’s Toolbox’, news, events, related sources and related documents. Actual source material. Also go to AAD Main Page to access Archival Databases.
    • Outline of American History
      14 chapters broken into specific topics.
    • Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929
      ‘The panoramic map was a popular cartographic form used to depict U.S. and Canadian cities and towns during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Although not generally drawn to scale, they show street patterns, individual buildings, and major landscape features in perspective.’ 1 700+ are able to be accessed.
    • Presidents of the United States :
      • Lincoln and his Circle
        ‘The project seeks to digitize and make available the letters to, from, and about Abraham Lincoln that are held in the collections of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at the University of Rochester. Selected transcriptions - seven score and nine, as of June 18, 2008 - of the letters are provided.’
      • POTUS — Presidents of the United States
        ‘In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included.’
      • Presidential Factfile
        ‘Find all the presidential info you need in our comprehensive collection of photographs, biographies, questions for our editors, quizzes, and trivia about the Presidents of the United States.’
      • Roosevelt, Theodore - His Life and Times on Film
        ‘104 films which record events in Roosevelt’s life from the Spanish-American War in 1898 to his death in 1919’. Instructions for video and audio presentations are provided.
      • The Presidential Timeline
        [Of the Twentieth Century - From Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton]
        ‘Access an ever-growing selection of digitized assets from the collections of the twelve Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. Among these assets you’ll find documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives.’
      • Washington, George - 1731-1799
        Information on the Father of the American Nation. 130 000+ documents available.
    • Thomas Paine
      ‘An English pamphleteer, revolutionary, radical, inventor, and intellectual. He lived and worked in Britain until age 37, when he emigrated to the British American colonies, in time to participate in the American Revolution. His principal contribution was the powerful, widely-read pamphlet, Common Sense, advocating colonial America’s independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and of The American Crisis, a pro-revolutionary pamphlet series.’
      • The Contents of Thomas Paine’s Writings
        [Containing The Major Thomas & Minor Works, and Letters of Thomas Paine]
        Quite extensive listing of links to virtually all the important works of Thomas Paine.
      • Thomas Paine [1]
        Covers his early life, the American Revolution, Rights of Man, his later years, political views, his legacy, references, bibliography and further links. From wikipedia.
      • Thomas Paine [2]
        [These are the times that try men’s souls.]
        Introduction, brief biography and access to full copies of a range of his work, especially the major works.
    • US Cities & State Gazetteer
      Provides ‘Profiles for 166 000 cities, towns, neighbourhoods and subdivisions, and Maps, data and directions for 1.7 million physical, cultural and historical features.’
    • Voices from the Days of Slavery
      ‘Former slaves describe their lives. Interviews, conducted between 1932 and 1975, capture the recollections of twenty-three identifiable people born between 1823 and the early 1860s and known to have been former slaves.’
    • Watergate
      All the facts about the events which led to the resignation of Richard M Nixon as President of the United States.
    • Watergate Tapes Online
      Excerpts from the actual Watergate Tapes.

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