Wickedly funny yet educational, History House casts a fresh eye on the past and doesn't blink. Browse book reviews, check out links to other history sites, or read well-written stories with revealing titles like Peace Treaty Shenanigans and Russia's Dark Enlightenment. Be forewarned that the humor is irreverent but infectious.

Just theory in the late 1930's and not funded until the end of 1941, a collection of American and expatriate scientists race to build the first atomic bomb. In four short years it is developed and causes an end to World War II. This web site looks at the people and science that made it possible while providing resources, lesson plans and research tips. Keep scrolling right or use the arrows to see the content. Click on links to expand content.

Peruse this engaging site for a snapshot of the important people and changes of the past 100 years, then test your knowledge or vote for the person and event of the century.

Come and explore Henry VIII's great warship and meet some of the crew in this website! Hear the crew talk, find out about the objects found on the wreck, try your hand at the quizzes, then print out an activity sheet to do afterwards. A second site,The Learning City, is based on life aboard the Mary Rose. Even if you're not studying history, there are some great pictures and information on these sites.

What should be done about a wife who ignores her duties and belittles her husband? What happens if a man is unable to pay his debts? Middle school art teacher Phillip Martin created this site - complete with engaging cartoons - to help 4th-8th grade students explore ancient history through the Hammurabi Code of Law.

This well-organized site presents the history of nuclear power and the atomic bomb, with biographies of major figures, updates on current developments in nuclear science and diplomacy, a timeline, and a teacher's guide for classroom use.

Colorful games, animations, and activities to help kids with history!

Examine the primary source documents of Australia's history to understand how and why Australia grew from a Colony of Great Britain to the Commonwealth of Australia. Each act and ordinance outlines the significance of the document, it's history (how it happened), and the physical description of the document. A great resource for comparative governments.

Here's a nice site for getting access to reliable, primary source historical documentation. Especially useful aspects are the archives of great speeches (especially handy if you are creating a Multimedia Scrapbook) and the This Day In History section. Try tapping into this site as a daily sponge activity for the history classroom.

This Website extends the PBS television series that "offers new insight into the turbulent events of these hundred years through the revealing personal testimony of the people who were there." Thematic overviews, timelines, and a teacher's guide all help put the episodes into perspective. Readers are also encouraged to submit their own stories, which could provide a broader audience for students doing oral history projects.

This site shares the Center's K-12 national standards for World and United States history.

Brought to you by the National Historical Society, this rich, elegant Web site could serve as a central resource for teachers or students of history. From a huge archive of informative and appealing articles from U.S. and world history to personality profiles and eyewitness accounts, this Web site is a treat. Read the Welcome Page to get an easy introduction to what's available.

Web users can interact with the characters by simply moving the cursor over them, to see their thoughts and comments as each story unfolds. The Books are based on titles in the "You Wouldn't Want To Be.." series, which is published in the UK as "Danger Zone". Current titles are: 1) You Wouldn't Want To Be A Roman Gladiator! You are an unfortunate Gaul, captured by the Romans, trained as a gladiator and then sent to fight in the arena. Will you survive to fight again? 2) You Wouldn't Want To Be A Polar Explorer! Join Ernest Shackleton's expedition to icy Antarctica as a polar explorer! 3) You Wouldn't Want To Be An Egyptian Mummy! Find out what happens to you when you die in ancient Egypt and are turned into a mummy! 4) You Wouldn't Want To Sail on the Whaling Ship Essex! You are a 14-year-old cabin boy who learns about whaling the hard way. Will you live or die when a whale sinks your ship? Quick, easy, fun reads with historical fact thrown in.

This great site combines "the most exciting and innovative digital media with the latest and best historical scholarship." From George Mason University. Various plug-ins are required.

A funny, and sometimes enlightening, look at what futurists from the past predicted our world would be like today.

We designed this site to provide a source on the web where visitors could reflect on these events through the eyes of our global community. You are welcome to add your own memories to each of these events or to simply review the previously contributed memories of others.

Digital History enhances history teaching and research through primary sources, an online textbook, extensive reference resources, and interactive materials.

Seeing technology and medieval in the same phrase may cause you to rethink the term technology and what it has meant to people over the ages. The Subject Index for this site alphabetically lists technology developed and used between 500 and 1600 AD in Western Europe. Or, view the timeline that shows the approximate year certain technologies were introduced in Europe. From Agricultural Tools to the Wine Press, learn how inventions and adaptations made a difference in how people lived their lives.

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