History Websites
CIA World Factbook
The Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
FBI’s The Vault
The FBI’s FOIA Library, containing 6,700 documents and other media that have been scanned from paper into digital copies.
FiftyStates.com
Easy to search information about the history, economy, and geography of the U.S. States.
Glossary of Political Economy Terms
History Guide
Subject gateway to scholarly relevant information in history with a focus on Anglo-American history.
Hyper History Online
Over 3,000 files covering 3,000 years of World History
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Offering the largest classroom resource collection of online Medieval texts. The texts are organized for class room situations and offer links to numerous other resources.
Schmoop
A website that provides study materials in history.
World History Encyclopedia
An interactive encyclopedia of ancient history.
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
African American Odyssey - American Memory
Rare and unique items from the vast African-American collections.
Black Freedom Struggle
Historical newspapers, diaries, letters, court records and other documents pertaining to the African American quest for freedom and equality.
Black History Month
Paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.
Black History Month (History)
Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history.
Black History (National Archives)
BlackPast.org
A comprehensive, easy to search collection of biography, primary sources, and more.
Civil Rights Movement
Resource for articles, videos, images, and speeches.
Ethnic Heritage: African-American
The National Park Service celebrates African American Heritage throughout the year.
The History Makers
The nation's largest African American video oral history collection.
National Civil Rights Museum
Website for the National Civic Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.
National Museum of African American History and Culture
The only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture.
PBS Black Culture Connection
PBS Black Culture Connection is your resource and guide to films, stories and voices across public television centered around Black history & culture.
Timeline: Key Moments in Black History
A chronology of black history from the early slave trade through Affirmative Action.
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages.
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee Institute NHS preserves and tells the history of what is now Tuskegee University. This includes the lives of Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver.
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
Intelligence in the Civil War
A look at some of the highlights of how the North and the South gathered and used their information, the important missions, and the personalities. From this special view, the focus is not on the battlefield, but on a battle of wits.
Research in Military Records: Civil War (National Archives)
Research in Military Records
Selected Civil War Photographs
Outstanding digitized Library of Congress page.
The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
Outstanding website with primary resource material representing both North and South.
AMERICAN HISTORY
A Biography of America
"Companion" website for a college-level history course.
AMDOCS
Documents for the study of American History.
American Heritage
Information on 4,000 historical sites, historical societies, National Parks, and other institutions across the country.
American Memory
A gateway to the Library of Congress’s vast resources of digitized American historical materials.
American President: A Reference Resource
A nonpartisan affiliate of the University of Virginia that specializes in presidential scholarship, public policy, and political history and strives to apply the lessons of history to the nation’s most pressing contemporary governance challenges.
American State Papers
The American State Papers, comprising a total of thirty-eight physical volumes, contain the legislative and executive documents of Congress during the period 1789 to 1838.
Census Quick Facts
Search through U. S. Census data to find out information about people, the economy, and businesses.
Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates
The records of the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the United States Congress. These documents record American history in the words of those who built our government.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Digitized copies of many US Newspapers from 1836 to 1922. An excellent resource for primary history research.
Colonial America
A comprehensive illustrated guide to Colonial America that contains facts and information about the founding and establishment of the 13 Colonies and the struggles of the early colonists.
Discovering American Women's History Online
This database provides access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States.
DocsTeach
U.S. primary source documents from the National Archives.
First Ladies
Biographies of U.S. First Ladies.
Flag of the United States of America
Everything you ever wanted to know about the American flag.
Historic Moments
A collection of photos, videos, and documents of history as it happened from Google’s Cultural Institute.
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties
Offers full-text laws and treaties relating to the North American Indian tribes.
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Photographs, documents, motion pictures and sound recordings that tell the story of America's Past.
National Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper.
National Historical Geographic Information System
Discover historical census data.
Presidential Libraries
Presidential Libraries promote understanding of the presidency and the American experience.
The Presidents
Biographies of U.S. presidents.
Settlement and Colonial Life: Pictorial Americana
Selected Images from the Collections of the Library of Congress.
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex.
The Ultimate U.S. History Study Guide
The ultimate U.S. history study guide has useful information on history classes and study options as well as tips to aid learning about history.
US History.org
Lessons and resources related to our country's history. Includes a library of important & “Primary Source” documents.
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL
Ancient History
Selected links categorized as prehistory, general ancient, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Near East, and ancient Rome.
The Giza Plateau Mapping Project (GPMP)
This site includes information on the Giza Plateau, the construction and function of the Sphinx, the Great Pyramids, the associated tombs and temples, and the Old Kingdom.
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
Designed to assist in the teaching of Ancient history. Web site by the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies and History Department.
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Designed to assist in the teaching of Medieval history.
Perseus Digital Library
Collection of historical material about the classical world.
Pompeii Forum Project
Involves the study of classical urban life as revealed through the archaeological study of Pompeii, the Italian city destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
University of Memphis Institute of Art and Archaeology
Institute's homepage with its focus as the study of the art and culture of ancient Egypt. Includes a virtual tour of the antiquities housed there.
DISCOVERY & EXPLORATION
Age of Exploration
A biography, timeline, facts, pictures and information has been included about the most famous Explorers and their explorations who made such momentous voyages during the Age of Exploration.
GULF WAR
The First Gulf War
Of all the policy successes during this era, the Department of State and President Bush are most clearly associated with the successful effort to roll back the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Military Resources: Gulf War/Desert Storm (National Archives)
Whirlwind War
"The United States Army in operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM." Thorough information about the 1991 war complete with text, maps, charts, tables, and illustrations.
KOREAN WAR
Korean War
The Two Koreas; The Korean War and the Cold War; No Substitute for Victory?; The Korean War Reaches a Stalemate; Casualties of the Korean War.
The Korean War and its Origins
A collection from the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library.
Military Resources: Korean War (National Archives)
Military Resources: Korean War
United States Army in the Korean War
Online book of first year of Korean War by James F. Schnabel, U.S. Army Center for Military History.
MIDDLE EAST
Academic Info: Middle Eastern Studies
Another valuable menu page developed by Academic Info.
Afghanistan
U.S. Department of State
Iraq
U.S. Department of State
The Middle East
A collection of select links in the areas of economics, religion, culture, society, politics, news media, and maps that relate to the Middle East. Does not include information on the Sudan or Maghreb. Developed by the University of Albany's History Department.
War Report
This page was last updated in March 2009 and is archived. There are about 14,000 documents and articles on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan listed and linked to here.
MISSISSIPPI HISTORY
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
Website for the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Mississippi.
Mississippi Department of Archives & History
Provides contact information for the state's archives library which houses government documents, manuscript materials, and books relating to Mississippi.
Mississippi Digital Library
The Mississippi Digital Library is the collaborative digital library for the state of Mississippi.
Mississippi Encyclopedia Online
The print version of this book was published in 2017 by the University Press of Mississippi. This online version reprints all of the material in that volume, with some new additions. An online encyclopedia allows the editors and authors to keep up with Mississippians as they write new books, make new music, pass new laws, move into and out of the state, and modify their views.
Mississippi History Now
An electronic publication about Mississippi history produced by the Mississippi Historical Society.
Museum of Mississippi History
Explore 15,000 years of history and learn how our shared past influences our future together.
MODERN HISTORY
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Links pertaining to modern history with an index that shows categories and sub-categories.
NATIVE AMERICANS
American Indian Wars
Articles, videos, and photo galleries.
National Museum of the American Indian
Bringing Native voices to what the museum writes and presents, whether on-site at one of the three NMAI venues, through the museum's publications, or via the Internet.
Native American Indians
Serving the tribes, while sharing the culture.
PRIMARY SOURCES
America in Caricature 1765-1865
Indiana University caricature collection depicting American history. Divided into the areas of Colony & Early Republic (1765-1798), War of 1812, and Abraham Lincoln (1860-1864).
American Memory
Library of Congress collection of graphics, photos, film, and sound. Contains more than 7 million digital items from over 100 historical collections.
Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage (University of Southern Mississippi)
"Its purpose is to document, preserve, and present traditions and folk culture of the U.S. South's pine hills (or piney woods) region; to build and maintain a network of academics, public programmers, lay scholars, community leaders, and folk artists; and to serve as a regional archive, a place for exhibits, and an information clearinghouse."
The Making of America
Electronic library of primary sources relating to America's social history.
Map Collections
Library of Congress digitized collection divided into categories of cities & towns, conservation & environment, discovery & exploration, military battles & campaigns, transportation & communication, cultural landscapes, and general maps.
New York Public Library Picture Collection Online
Over 700,000 images taken from the library's collection. Searchable by keyword, creator/author, subject, and source.
Rare Map Collection
Digitized map collection of 800 original maps spanning a time period from 16th century to early 20th century and now housed in the Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Georgia.
Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
Digitized project of original documents pertaining to Native Americans in the Southeast. Documents include letters, legal proceedings, military orders, financial papers, and archaeological images taken from the collections found at the University of Georgia, University of Tennessee (Knoxville), Frank H. McClung Museum, and the Tennessee State Library Archives.
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress page of original historical documents which include papers of presidents, scientists, political activists, inventors, writers, and other important manuscripts taken from the 15th century to the mid 20th century. Library of Congress page of original historical documents which include papers of presidents, scientists, political activists, inventors, writers, and other important manuscripts taken from the 15th century to the mid 20th century.
RENAISSANCE
Renaissance
Billed as a site that explains 'the cultural and economic changes' that inspired this age.
SOUTHERN CULTURE
Documenting the American South
An important collection of southern history that includes first-person narratives, southern literature, slave narratives, and other sources from the Colonial period to the 1920s. A University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) site.
TIMELINES
HyperHistory Online
Detailed timeline covering 3,000 years of world history.
VIETNAM WAR
Battlefield Vietnam
Overview of the war that includes a brief history, detailed timeline, guerrilla tactics, air war, siege of Khe Sanh, and related web links.
POW/MIA Database & Documents
Government site that provides access to names of the Vietnam U.S. military personnel that are unaccounted for.
Research in Military Records: Vietnam War
State-Level Lists of Casualties from the Vietnam Conflict
Searchable by name or location.
The Vietnam Center and Archive
Of particular note on this site is the oral history project that includes online transcripts of interviews with Vietnam veterans.
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War pitted communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States. The war ended when U.S. forces withdrew in 1973 and Vietnam unified under Communist control two years later.
The Wars for Vietnam
Excellent web page developed in support of a college seminar by Vassar College.
WORLD WAR I
The Great War
Interesting WWI page created by BBC News.
The Great War and the Shaping of the Twentieth Century
PBS web page.
The Versailles Treaty
Yale Law School Avalon Project.
World War I
Overview of World War I.
World War I Document Archive
This collection of primary source documents is international in scope. The page can be searched by year, conventions, treaties, and official papers and includes memoirs, biographical dictionary, and image archive.
World War One (BBC)
The causes, events and people of the conflict dubbed the 'war to end all wars'.
World War I Records (National Archives)
World War I Records.
WORLD WAR II
Dr. Seuss Went to War
Collection of political cartoons created by the remarkable Dr. Seuss from 1940 to 1943. They were originally published in a New York newspaper and are arranged chronologically.
NMAI Codetalkers
“Code Talkers,” as they came to be known after World War II, are twentieth-century American Indian warriors and heroes who significantly aided the victories of the United States and its allies.
Pictures of World War II
The pictures described in this list are from the holdings of the Still Picture Branch (NNSP) of the National Archives and Records Administration.
Second World War History: WW2 History by Nation, Event and Date
A concise look into the significant and those seemingly not-so-significant events that made up the greatest conflict of the 20th Century.
Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters during World War II
Spotlights eight women who succeeded in "coming to the front" during the war.
World War Two (BBC)
The causes, events and people of the most destructive war in history.