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Learn about the most influential, famous and successful people who have shaped and changed history.

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  • JFK and LBJ tapes - site profiles taped phone conversations by Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Many of the recordings have introductory comments provided by C-SPAN radio. Kennedy's conversations involve James Meredith's admission to the University of Mississippi, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Johnson's taped conversations are more extensive - over eight hundred are available - and are searchable by keyword or topic.
  • Journal of MultiMedia History - Using audio, video, graphics and text, the site seeks to bring serious historical scholarship to an online audience.
  • Kansas Collection, The - Letting the voices of the past be heard . . .      
  • Kennedy Assassination Home Page, The
  • Korean History Project - a multimedia version of a 1,400 page manuscript on the history of Korea. There are 40 chapters, with the first 13 currently (May 1999) completed. They include essays, interactive maps, images, sound and video clips, and bibliographies. There is also a timeline from 8000 BC through September, 1953.
  • Library of Congress: American Special Collections - Access to special collections of Library of Congress
  • Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project - digital versions of documents, images, and even music related to Abraham Lincoln's life in Illinois from institutions throughout that state. Users will be able to access materials via browsing chronological and thematic sections or searching database sets.
  • Media History Project, The
  • Medicina Antiqua: Ancient Medicine
  • 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.
  • Medieval Technology Pages - site provides referenced information on "technological innovation and related subjects in western Europe during the Middle Ages." Agricultural tools, silk, windmills, and horizontal loom are among the subjects covered.
  • Mexican-American War - site explores the political and military aspects of the Mexican American War and is available in English and Spanish. It consists of full-text excerpts of writings from the period, including such primary source documents as the message from U.S. President James Polk asking Congress to declare war and Frederick Engels and Walt Whitman commentaries (in Spanish only). The site is profusely illustrated. From SunSITE Mexico.
  • Mother of all History Link Pages, The
  • Multimedia Exhibits in Women's History
  • My History is America's History - site makes U.S. history come alive for contemporary Americans by blending a host of historical resources with a forum to exchange personal stories and oral traditions.

 

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  • Napoleon - collection of online materials covering all things Napoleon.
  • National Archives and Records Administration
  • National Civil Rights Museum
  • Newberry Library, The
  • Nixon Audio Archives - History and Politics Out Loud (HPOL), an NEH-supported, searchable archive of "politically significant audio materials for scholars, teachers, and students," has begun to post the first release of the Nixon Watergate tapes. When complete, this collection will include the 12.5 hours of audio (and transcripts) requested in the Watergate trial of Nixon aides.
  • Nixon Watergate Tapes - This new moderated H-NET discussion list "is intended to serve as a forum for discussion of research, theory, teaching, and scholarship in the field of psychohistory, the study of historical motivations."
  • Nuremberg War Crimes Trials Proceedings V.1 - V.22 Complete - all 22 volumes of the proceedings before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Tables of contents for the volumes are accessed by volume number at the bottom of the page. A keyword search engine is also provided.
  • Odin's Castle of Dreams and Legends - An archive of history and historical resources
  • Oral Argument Page, The
  • Perseus Project - Classical texts (in Greek and English translation), Greek-English dictionaries and word search tools, more than 13,000 images of vase paintings, sculptures, and architectural works, historical essays, archaeological site plans, and an atlas of the ancient world.
  • Petra
  • Pompeii Forum Project - Complete history of Pompeii
  • Pompeii Yellow Pages - site presents the history of everyday life in Pompeii, the ancient Roman town that was buried by the volcano Mt. Vesuvius. It has an alphabetical arrangement for subjects such as olives and other types of food including fast foods, artists and craftsmen, graffiti, various types of furniture, and many other items.
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  • Real History Archives
  • Remembering Nagasaki - Tribute to the victims and survivors
  • Resources for History of Ancient Egypt - General history with links to more specific sites
  • Retro
  • Roman Emperors - biographical information on the rulers of ancient Rome. Included is a catalog with images of Roman coins that were issued with visages of the rulers and family members.
  • Roosevelt, Theodore - 1858-1919 - a timeline of events in Roosevelt's life, a biography, bibliography, and links to other resources related to this president and Rough Rider.
  • Rulers of the World - listings of heads of state and heads of government for all currently existing countries, a handful of international organizations (including the UN), and listings for current and former governors for all 50 states
  • Russian History - comprehensive index of sites relating to Russian History, including a chronology, information on Russian dynasties, nobility, coins, laws, religion, and more.
  • Russian History on the Web - The purpose of 'Russian History on the Web' is to provide a critical guide to web resource relating to Russian history so as to make the new medium useful for researchers and their students.
  • Search Argos - search for web sites and documents that cover the ancient world.
  • Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, The
  • Ships of the Ancient Greeks - an annotated list of a surprisingly large number of resources on the topic of ships and shipping in ancient history. There are links to some major maritime museums in addition to links to underwater archaeology, ancient shipwrecks, and images of ancient Greek ships.
  • Sixties, The - Large collection of links related to the popular culture of the 1960s. Covers historical events and movements, with a concentration on such cultural aspects as Woodstock, Bob Dylan, Carnaby Street, 1960s television and film, and psychedelia
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  • WWW-Virtual Library for History - Extensive directory of history resources. Features exhaustive history indexes arranged alphabetically, by era, and by subject. Also includes links to world news sources, an electronic library, and scholarly and professional conferences.
  • Washington, George - 1731-1799 - Over 135,000 documents relating to George Washington have been collected by the University of Virginia for eventual compilation in the Letterpress Edition of the Papers of George Washington, a series of approximately 85 volumes. This site provides excerpts from this massive project, selected articles about Washington, as well as an index to the names of people identified in the series.
  • Westward Expansion, United States history of the American West - a section of the WWW-Virtual Library for US History.
  • World's Columbian Exposition: Ideas, Experience, Aftermath
  • World Cultures - Comprehensive anthology of materials for courses in world cultures. Includes "learning modules" for civilizations from Mesopotamia to the modern period, with essays, primary source materials, and discussion topics.  
  • World History Compass - index of world history sites organized topically, regionally, and chronologically, as well as news about history-related topics.
  • World History Chart
  • World of the Vikings, The - guide to Internet resources on the Vikings includes academic sites, e-mail lists, museums, re-enactment organizations, and retail sites. There are also links to sources of information on runes, sagas, ships, and mead (the beverage).
  • World War I: Trenches on the Web
  • World War II Commemoration - site provides an in-depth introduction to the Second World War. Information is given on each of the major war theaters with key terminology and concepts explained for the layperson. Biographies of the leading political figures and statistics on war casualties are also furnished.
  • World War II on the Web
  • World War II Resources - Primary source materials on the Web. Original documents regarding all aspects of the war.
  • Yahoo! - History Links