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This category lists sites that provide accurate historical information. Sites may offer chronological listings or significant events (also known as timelines), primary and/secondary accounts of events that have taken place in the past, and explanations of significant events.
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Native American Rhymes

Includes facts about regions, chiefs, famous women and fun pages.
http://nativeamericanrhymes.com

Teacher Oz's Kingdom of History

Indexed links for kids from a high school history teacher.
http://www.teacheroz.com/

History For Kids

Interactive history from BBC Online. Walk through time, from Roman days to the 21st century.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/index.shtml

Schools History

Contains history activities based on all areas of the British national curriculum.
http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk

History Learning Site

Covers many history topics up to Advanced level.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/

Walk Through Time

Take a virtual tour through the centuries with an animated timeline, games, and print-outs. From BBC Education.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/

World Hyperhistory

HyperHistory Online navigates through 3,000 years of world history with timelines of civilizations (plus maps), people, and events.
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html

Word History Quiz: 1900-2000

Put historical events in the correct order.
http://quizhub.com/quiz/f-history-1900.cfm

You Be the Historian

Be a historian and learn how many people lived in the springer house, what their jobs were, and what they ate.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/hohr/springer/index.htm

Hotlist - Social Studies

Contains many resources for things like the war of 1812 or how people in ancient china lived.
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/kid-hist.html

The History Guide

Provides a thorough guide for studying history. Includes transcripts of lectures in ancient, medieval, and modern European history as well.
http://www.historyguide.org/
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School History

Provides interactive quizzes, worksheets, resources and internet links for secondary school history pupils and teachers in the UK.
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/

EyeWitness: History Through The Eyes Of Those Who Lived It

First hand accounts, illustrated with vintage photos and complimented by original radio broadcasts.
http://www.ibiscom.com/

Thinking Things

Introduces various periods and people groups in history. From Snaith Primary School.
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/

Empires

Collection of sites which tell the stories of great empires, their people and passions which changed the world. From PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/empires/

Oral History Project: World War II

Free downloadable kit enables students to help capture the stories and experiences of veterans of past conflicts.
http://oralhistory.minds.tv/

History's Happening

Links to some of the best sites for junior high and high school students students who are studying US and World History.
http://www.loeser.us/

Online Speech Bank

Contains links to sites with full text, audio, and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, and interviews.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm

The Adventures of Chip Tracer

A reporter goes back in time to discover what really happened during the flight of the Wright brothers and the Battle of Little Big Horn. [Html and flash versions.]
http://www.newseum.org/chiptracer/

History on the Net

General history site with topics linked to the English National Curriculum. Suitable for primary and secondary ages.
http://www.historyonthenet.com/

Perseus

A large collection of original texts, encyclopedias, and other information and tools for the study of history.
http://www.perseus.org/

Schools on the Pacific Rim

Virtual tour of Mt. St. Helens with the 5th graders from Riverdale Grade School.
http://www.riverdale.k12.or.us/~pnelson/56team/sthelens/tour.html

Discoverers Web

Links and information on voyages of discovery. Explorers by period or region.
http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/

World Wide Web Virtual Library: History

Extensive University of Kansas-maintained directory of history resources, sorted into research methods, topics, time periods, and regions.
http://vlib.iue.it/history/

The Best History Web Sites

An annotated listing for teachers and students who are looking for great history links to use in the classes. Some sites are featured and ranked.
http://www.besthistorysites.net/

Internet Modern History Sourcebook

This site includes primary history sources, classified by historical period.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html

Military History Encyclopedia on the Web

Covers battles, sieges, weapons, equipment, treaties, military units, individuals.
http://www.historyofwar.org/

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