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| | History refdesk.com |
 | | The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern - Renowned historian Peter N. Stearns and thirty prominent historians have combined their expertise over the past ten years to perfect this comprehensive chronology of more than 20,000 entries that span the millennia from prehistoric times to the year 2000. | | | Korean History Project - a multimedia version of a 1,400 page manuscript on the history of Korea. | | | Medieval and Renaissance Fact and Fiction - resources available on the Web about the history, culture, literature and re-creation of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. |
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| | Open Directory - Society: History |
| | History World - Describes world history in interconnecting narratives and illustrated timelines. | | | History House - History like you should have learned it. | | | Alice's Virtual Restaurant - A collection of links articles on various history subjects from ancient history to modern times. |
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| | Education World® : History Center |
| | Author Joy Hakim has changed the face of history instruction with her award-winning 11-book series A History of US. | | | Five lessons that challenge students to use and translate hieroglyphics, solve math problems using Roman numerals, learn about gods and goddesses, explore the society of ancient Egypt, and draw like an Egyptian. | | | They examine the physics of why the Tower leans and whether it might fall. |
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| | History |
| | Descartes was an immediate precursor to the philosophers of the 18th century who were preoccupied with the question of whether humans were born with a soul, or were merely very complex machines. | | | Author Q & A provided by Anchor Books, publisher of the paperback edition (2003). | | | But man's interest in the notion that a machine could be given the ability to think can be traced back to the myths and stories of the ancient world." |
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| | VoS - Voice of the Shuttle |
| | ViVa: A Current Bibliography of Women's History in Historical and Women's Studies Journals (covers articles in English, French, German, and Dutch) (International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam) | | | History Journals (comprehensive listing with annotated links; variously in Catalan, Spanish, English) (Anacleto Pons Pons, U. València) | | | The Coins and History of Ancient China (virtual exhibits) (T. Mallon-McCorgray) |
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| | History The WWW Virtual Library |
| | this resource in English is indexed under: Earth Science, History. | | | The site's 100 'pages' offer comment and guidance, and over 3,500 annotated links - selected for relevance and quality. | | | This collection is part of the WWW-VL HISTORY project. |
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| | Hitchhiker's Guide to American History |
| | Famous texts from Aristotle to Emerson to Virgil, but not much in the way of US history. | | | A nice page that carries the full text of "An Outline of American History," but falls out of the scope of our course. | | | Interdisciplinary journal devoted to the literature, arts, history, science, and music of the nineteenth century in America, Britain, and Europe. |
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| | Wikinfo History |
| | The term "history" comes from the Greek historia, "an account of one's inquiries," and shares that etymology with the English word story. | | | A form of historical speculation known commonly as virtual history (also called "counterfactual history") been adopted by some historians as a means of assessing and exploring the possible outcomes if certain events had not occurred or had occurred in a different way to that which they did. | | | Different approaches may be more common in some periods than others, and the study of history has its fads and fashions (see historiography, the history of history). |
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| | Gallaudet University - Visitors Center |
| | University Press History Books: Catalog of books available through the Gallaudet University Press on the university's history, the eugenics movement and the history of deaf education. | | | Gallaudet University, founded in 1864, has a rich and interesting history. | | | History Through Deaf Eyes: A travelling exhibit that chronicles the history of deaf people in America. |
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| | Department of History |
| | Walter Licht and his co-author Thomas Dublin have received the Merle Curti Prize of the Organization of American Historians for their book, The Face of Decline: The Pennsylvania Anthracite Region in the Twentieth Century. | | | The award is presented to the author of the most outstanding book on American immigration and ethnic history. | | | Professor Roger Chartier has been elected to the Chair of History at the Collège de France. |
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| | Nova Scotia History Index |
| | Soon after the close of the Revolution he removed to Passamaquoddy and was the first collector of customs and the first postmaster of Eastport. | | | This is a first-rate history of communications at sea, written by the radio operator of the H.M.S. Bounty. | | | History of New-Scotland From its Discovery to the Present Times, [John Oldmixon]. |
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| | UC Berkeley, Department of History |
| | Join us to hear five distinguished historians discuss the real story behind some famous "historical" movies. | | | History is the largest department in the Social Science Division, and one might expect it to be the most anonymous. | | | The results of the survey were encouraging even in some of the categories in which History was not ranked number one in the Division. |
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| | About - Education |
| | Art History Creative Writing for Teens Literature: Classic Literature: Contemporary Music Education Poetry Quotations Shakespeare | | | Read about the history of the yellow star, the lives of the hidden children, and the work of resistance fighters like Abba Kovner. | | | 20th Century History African History African-American History American History Ancient / Classical History European History Medieval History Military History Women's History |
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| | Japanese History |
| | In order to understand any contemporary society, a knowledge of its history is essential. | | | The following pages present the most general facts of Japanese history. | | | Keeping you up to date on Japan travel and living related issues and site updates. |
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| | British History for tourism, education and research |
| | Find out what happened in a particular year or when a particular event in British history occurred. | | | From ancient music through medieval times, the Renaissance and the Baroque period, through the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries to the present day, this ongoing series will provide an introduction to our musical heritage. | | | History.uk.com offers unrivalled free access to more than 28,000 directory listings of British history related venues, organisations and experts in the UK. |
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| | Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Main Page |
| | Here efforts have been made to include contemporary narrative accounts, personal memoirs, songs, newspaper reports, as well as cultural, philosophical, religious and scientific documents. | | | The Modern History Sourcebook now works as follows: | | | Although the history of social and cultural elite groups remains important to historians, the lives of non-elite women, people of color, lesbians and gays are also well represented here. |
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| | Librarians' Internet Index: http://lii.org/pub/topic/history |
| | --> This site contains over 400 separate historical articles and descriptions of approximately 4,000 world events, with an emphasis on English history. | | | --> This "site for history fans, enthusiasts and students... | | | Also features a today-in-history list of events and picture of the day with a related article. |
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| | World History |
| | Order the latest edition of the best-selling History Chart now as long as stock lasts ! | | | This entertaining Chart is a good educational item for every home, library or school. | | | I find it to be a work of both scholarship and imagination, and I would judge that anybody who aspired to thorough knowledge in the field of history would profit from having this at hand.' |
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| | Nevada History |
| | This is the best site for the history of the Silver State, a great resource for teachers, students, and the general public. | | | This is the best website on Nevada history that I have ever seen. | | | Shown is to be commended for performing this great community service and for his astute insights into Nevada history. |
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| | Yale History Department |
| | Yale awarded its first History Ph.D. in 1882 to Clarence Winthrop Bowen for a dissertation entitled "The Boundaries of Connecticut," which was published in the same year. | | | History was a popular course of study when majors first were introduced after World War I, and it became the largest major in the 1950s. | | | History has been taught at Yale since President Thomas Clap introduced specifically historical courses in the 1760s, and the Department of History has existed since 1919, when Yale first divided its faculty into academic departments. |
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| | Britannia: British History |
| | The first in a series of DVD's, "The Mystery of King Arthur" goes on location in the UK to explore the history and legend of the great king and his fascinating times. | | | If you love authoritative copy, fine photography, beautiful artwork and exquisite printing, then, Pitkin Guides are perfect for you. | | | - A history by Peter Williams, Ph.D. London |
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| | UNIX History |
| | Chronology of Events in the History of Microcomputers by Ken Polsson. | | | This is a simplified diagram of unix history. | | | You can also find here some unix people. |
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| | This Day in History |
| | Learn more about the history of the civil rights struggle. | | | Subscribe to This Day In History via RSS | | | Send your friends a This Day In History E-card! |
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| | The Holocaust History Project Homepage |
| | Please also see our section on Eyewitness Accounts and Family Histories for a sense of the human impact of the Holocaust through the eyes of those who experienced it or know people who did. | | | We have a letter from Joel Hayward regarding his change of views with respect to his Master's thesis. | | | If you are interested in making a donation, please see our information regarding donations. |
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| | History |
| | Soccer has been played in various forms though out history. | | | Through out history, humans have enjoyed kicking a ball or something like a ball. | | | Of course, here at Soccer Ball World, we will concentrate on the history and evolution of the soccer ball. |
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| | NFL.com - NFL HISTORY |
| | The history of the NFL is reflected in the history of the college draft. | | | Since 1936, what happened in the draft room would set the stage for what happened on the gridiron, shaping the destiny of teams for years to come. | | | NFL.com looks back at some of the greatest moments in NFL history, recapping the event and putting it into the context of its era. |
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| | History Department at the University of Arkansas |
| | The Department of History offers specialized study of world societies and their evolution to the present. | | | Students may concentrate on areas such as Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, Europe, or the history of the United States. | | | To study history, moreover, broadens the student's cultural and intellectual backgrounds, establishing a solid foundation for future success. |
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| | Maine.gov: Facts & History: History |
| | Read and submit personal accounts related to Maine history. | | | A history of Maine's educational system from 1820-1970. | | | It became its own state in 1820, becoming the 23rd state admitted to the United States of America, although its northern borders were not finalized until 1842. |
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| | Technorati Tag: history |
| | Online History Courses Study online and earn your liberal arts degree at Saint Leo University. | | | Graduate Schools for History GradSchools.com is a comprehensive and informative directory of graduate and postgrad programs. | | | In all, two billion names spanning 15 decades of history. |
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| | UW Madison Department of History |
| | Harvey Goldberg Center for the Study of Contemporary History | | | In 1867, William Francis Allen became the first professor of history at the University of Wisconsin. | | | Each semester, the History Department offers over 50 courses on the history of the numerous topics and various areas of the world. |
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| | Department of History - Carnegie Mellon University |
| | The two Ph.D. programs, Social and Cultural History and History and Policy, not only embody long-standing research emphases within the department, but also underscore the multidisciplinary character of the department, teaching, and professional service. | | | The undergraduate majors are Anthropology and History, History and Policy, and Social and Cultural History. | | | At the same time, History has helped to fuel the rise of such College- and University-wide initiatives as the Eberly Teaching Center, the Center for Arts and Society, the Humanities Scholars Program, and the emerging Humanities Center. |
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| | Best of History Web Sites |
| | The Center for Teaching History with Technology (THWT) aims to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. | | | Best of History Web Sites is an award-winning portal that contains annotated links to over 1000 history web sites as well links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more. | | | BOHWS has been recommended by The Chronicle of Higher Education, The National Council for the Social Studies, The British Library Net, The New York Public Library, the BBC, Princeton University, Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators -- and many others. |
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| | Category:History - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | There are 24 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages). | | | Articles and media on this topic in other Wikimedia projects can be found at: Commons Category History | | | The main article for this category is History. |
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| | History News Network |
| | HNN Survey: What Kind of History Does the History Channel Show? | | | History News Network Because the Past is the Present, and the Future too. | | | Will El Baradei Follow in U Thant's Footsteps? |
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| | YoungHistorians Forum - powered by vBulletin |
| | A general chat about all other topics in history that do not fall into one of the other categories. | | | A discussion category relating to World War II (1939-1945). | | | To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
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| | BBC - History |
| | This Week in History: 16 April - 22 April | | | The series reviews the failed Bay of Pigs operation at the height of the Cold War. | | | History for Kids Fun and games for children of all ages... |
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| | World History Archives |
| | If you need documents on a specific topic related to contemporary world history, | | | Documents to support the study of world history from a working-class and non-Eurocentric perspective. | | | If you have questions concerning the documents or how you might use them, read the site policies. |
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| | HistoryWorld |
| | You can choose to read any History either in its Plain Text version (quicker to read, and you can print them out) or in Interactive form. | | | If you know the broad subject you want to read about, you should probably go straight to the list of our 400 Histories. | | | In the Interactive version of the Histories you can link at a click to Tours (letting you travel fast through time on interconnecting trails) or to WhatWhenWhere (telling you what was going on elsewhere at the time you are reading about). |
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| | History |
| | A Ridiculously Brief History of Electricity and Magnetism | | | A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity... |
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| | Welcome to website about history of the sikhs |
| | Welcome to website about history of the sikhs | | | It is requested that if you see anything wrong with the history or the design or any mistakes in this website please email the webmaster at bajwa_sandeep@yahoo.com |
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| | History - Northwestern University |
| | We are proud of the fact that we have won more teaching awards and prizes than any other department in the college. | | | Recently we have begun accepting applications from highly qualified students in Latin American and East Asian history. | | | Department of History, University of Wisconsin at Madison |
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| | The History Department at CCSU |
| | Overview for the B.A. and B.S. in History Degrees | | | The Department is home to Connecticut History, the only scholarly journal dedicated to the state’s past, and the Stanislaus A. Blejwas Endowed Chair in Polish and Polish American Studies. | | | TAH District Teachers: The 2006 application is now available at the HISTORY is CENTRAL Teaching American History Grant web site. |
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| | PBS History |
| | Explore America& cultural history through the lens of the master documentarian. | | | Encounter the people and events that have shaped a nation. | | | Defenseless against germs, David Vetter lived inside a bubble for 12 years. |
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| | New Zealand in History |
| | As Polynesians discover and settle New Zealand, thought to be sometime between 950 and 1130 AD, the Moriori people are settling, possibly around the same time, the Chatham Islands, or Rekohu, a small group of islands off the coast of New Zealand. | | | N ew Zealand's colourful history commences from the time when the Rangitata Land mass separates from the ancient super continent of Gondwana 80 million years ago, evolving over time to become modern New Zealand. | | | © Copyright 2005 New Zealand in History Site created 2000 |
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| | NASA History Home Page |
| | This page also has a link to our new "hot topics" page. | | | - Find out about ordering our publications, viewing many of these on-line, or review a comprehensive list of all NASA History publications and their availability. | | | New History Home Page: Check out our reorganized home page with a sharp look |
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| | MacTutor History of Mathematics |
| | Other Web sources on the History of Mathematics | | | There are also two new History Topics, 22 new biographies and 6 updated biographies. | | | If the above menus do not work, go to the Non-JavaScript index |
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| | The History Place |
| | Copyright © 2006 The History Place™ All Rights Reserved | | | Terms of use: Private home/school non-commercial, non-Internet re-usage only is allowed of any text, graphics, photos, audio clips, other electronic files or materials from The History Place™ | | | John F. Kennedy - 4 Part Photo History |
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| | TheHistoryNet: From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher |
| | TheHistoryNet: From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher | | | As yet another post-Katrina report on the failures of government is released, it is worthy of note that in the aftermath of San Francisco's devastating earthquake and subsequent inferno 100 years ago there was plenty of finger pointing going on then too. | | | For rules of use, read our User Agreement, Privacy Policy & Kids' Privacy Policy. |
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| | Welcome to the Naval Historical Center |
| | NOTICE: This is an official U.S. Navy web site. | | | Naval Historical Center Mission: To enhance the Navy's effectiveness by preserving, analyzing and interpreting its hard-earned experience and history for the Navy and the American people. | | | TODAY IN U.S. Visiting the Naval Historical Center |
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