General U.S. History

Updated April 2009

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Specific Time Periods & U.S. Wars / AP U.S. History - National History Day - Interactive History Quizzes

General & Comprehensive sites & Biographies / Primary Documents - Images - First Person Accounts

Statistics on the USA / Timelines & Important Dates / Maps

The U.S. & State Flags Plus Other American Symbols / The Statue of Liberty

The National Anthem & Music, Architecture, Art, & Literature in America

Money & Labor / Minorities in the USA

The National Park Service, Historic Landmarks, & Conservation - Library of Congress/National Archives - Smithsonian Institution

Various Misc. Topics

Boundaries of the Contiguous United States
How the U.S. has changed over time: Animated Map
Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation
Map Showing Geographical Center of the United States: 'Marvels of the New West'

For more info on specific time periods and subjects, click on:
For more info on specific time periods and subjects, click on:
The 50 States
TEXAS - my home state!
Discovery/Colonies/Revolution
19th Century America
20th Century America
U.S. Government
Presidents

For info on U.S. wars and Military Info such as the Civil War, the World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm, click on the following:
From Colonies to Revolution - French & Indian War and the American Revolution
19th Century America - War of 1812, Mexican War, & Spanish-American War
Civil War
World War I
World War II
Cold War thru Desert Storm - Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam War, & Desert Storm
Military History, Info, Stats - general Military Information and Military history sites.

AP U.S. HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Why Study History? - Why Become a Historian? - Why Write History?
Digital History - How to Write in a History Class
10 Commandments of Good Historical Writing by Theron F. Schlabach
   A Student's Guide to the Study of History
Reading, Writing, and Researching for History
KU Writing Center :: Writing Guides
Advanced Placement Program® (AP®)
AP - Students & Parents
AP Central - AP U.S. History Course Home Page
AP U.S. History, European History, and Geography
AP US History Web Links & Assignment Page
AP U.S. History Quiz Page
Advanced Placement U. S. History
My AP US Time Line!
AP Mentor - Advanced Placement US History
DBQs: Do's and Don'ts
AP Central Sample Screen: Free Response Questions
APUS DBQ Index Page
   DBQ Project Page
Mrs. Ruland's APUS History
Mr. Brody's AP US History Homepage
American High School's Advanced Placement United States History Class Web Page
AP Mentor - Advanced Placement Government and Politics
Supreme Court Cases for AP Review
ADVANCED PLACEMENT U
History(US and European) Reports, Essays, and Papers of Jonathan - these reports are ONLY for hints and ideas. Be careful about plagiarism!
More info can be found in the section on Social Studies on my Teachers and Education page and also on my STUDY SKILLS - RESEARCH - WRITING - AP/SAT/REGENTS - COLLEGE INFO page.

NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
National History Day
National History Day | Classroom Connection | Annual Theme
National History Day | Classroom Connection
National History Day Contest
H-History Day Discussion Network
   Archival Research Catalog (ARC) of the National Archives

INTERACTIVE QUIZZES
America The Story of Us — Ultimate History Quiz — History.com Interactive Game
Digital History: Links to Games about Historical Topics
Trivia Quizzes - Timelines.com
U.S. Presidents Trivia Quiz - Timelines.com
U.S. History Quizzes and U.S. History Trivia -- Fun Trivia
Early American History Crossword Puzzles
U.S.A Government: Branches of Government Game
U.S. Government: The Checks and Balances Game
U.S.A Government Game: What's What in the Executive Branch
History Crossword Puzzles and Crosswords
History Quizzes and History Trivia -- Fun Trivia
Quia - History - top 20 activities
Quia - Geography - top 20 activities
Quia - Economics - all activities by title
Internet Quizzes - Kingwood College Library
   Could You Pass the 8th Grade Exam of 1895? - by MWHodges - snopes.com: 1895 Exam
And You Call Yourself an AMERICAN? -- Prove it or you just might get deported
USA Quizzes
Fact Monster - Games and Quizzes
United Stated Quiz Game.
      U.S. History Resources: Quizzes
Place The State - Intermediate
Who Wants to be an American History Guru - American History Quizzes
The American Experience | WayBack: Stand Up For Your Rights | GameSpace
History Quest: Unusual and little known facts on American history
LIBERTY! . Road to Revolution Game | PBS
Early American History Interactive Crossword Puzzles
Interactive diagrams - Interactivities
Interactivities - History and ICT internet applications
Interactive history games
Interactive history quizzes
bubbabrain - K-12+, Elementary, Middle School, High School, AP, IB, SAT
More quizzes/games available on specific topic pages available on my Table of Contents page.

PRIMARY DOCUMENTS - SPEECHES - IMAGES - VIDEOS
Why Study History Through Primary Sources
Library of Congress Learning Page: The Historians' Sources: Types of Primary Sources
Documents for the Study of American History
Declaration of Independence: Primary Documents of American History - For much more on the Declaration & Constitution, check out my Colonies page.
EASE History - Great video clips here on American events, elections/campaigns, core values.
American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States
The Authentic History Center: Primary Sources from American Popular Culture
United States History: Archives | Federal, State Historical Documents,
   Archiving Early America - Short On-Line Movies
Explore the World of Early America through the Media of the Day
HistoryBuff.com - Audio Library
Digital History
WWW-VL: History: Electronic Texts
OurDocuments.gov - 100 Milestone Documents from American History
History Channel - Save Our History - Save Our Documents
A Chronology of US Historical Documents
Readings In U.S. Democracy(with commentary)
USA: index to primary source material
American History Documents
   Chronology of American History Documents, 1492 - 1988
Chronological List of US Documents from the Library of Congress - mirror site.
Charters of Freedom Exhibit
U.S. Historical Documents Archive
United States History Primary Source Documents
Selected Primary Source Collections in UT-Austin Libraries
Making of America: digital library of primary sources
The Avalon Project: Statutes of the United States
Statutes of the United States Concerning Slavery
Statutes of the United States Concerning Native Americans
Relations Between The United States and Native Americans
    Treaties Between the United States and Native Americans
The Avalon Project: Pre-18th Century Documents - 18th Century Documents - 19th Century Documents - 20th Century Documents - 21st Century Documents
The Avalon Project : September 11, 2001 : Attack on America - more info available on my War on Terrorism page.
   The Avalon Project : American Diplomacy - 1778 to the Present
The Avalon Project: Spanish-American Diplomacy - British-American Diplomacy - Franco-American Diplomacy - German-American Diplomacy - Mexican-American Diplomacy
   Words and Deeds in American History
     American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank
Save Our Sounds - Home
NPR's Lost and Found Sound
     Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library - Duke University
   Electronic Text Collections
Center for Electronic Records
Digital History - American Historical Images
COMMUNICATIONS HISTORY: THE UNITED STATES, 1585-1880
Turner: The Frontier In American History
Cornell University proto-type Digital Library
HISTORICAL TEXT ARCHIVE INDEX
Electronic texts for the Study of American Culture
Historical Picture Collections
Farming the Land
eHistory - Picture and Image Search
LIFE Online: Cover Collection - all the weekly covers from 1936-1972.
Lifemagazine.com: Classic Pictures: LIFE Photographs
Time Picture Collection
TP: Images of American Political History
Gallery of Early American Portraits
HISTORICAL PRINTS
   History 102: Photo Gallery (by Subjects)
Exhibitions -- The Illustrating Traveler, 1760-1895
National Archives Online Exhibit Hall
TIME Magazine Archives - TIME Archives - TIME Magazine Back Issues
TIME.com: TIME Magazine Covers Archive - SEARCHABLE!!!
TIME.com: TIME Magazine Covers Archive : MOVIES
Collection Finder: American Memory from the Library of Congress
Universal Newsreels on DVD
KODAK: Taken On The Road-American Mile Markers
"FLASH! The Associated Press Covers the World"
The AP Looks Back: 150 Years of Capturing the Moment
Television News Archive
Internet Archive: Free Movies, Music, Books & Wayback Machine - Internet Archive: Movie Collection
   The Urban Landscape - Digital Image Access Project at Duke University
VISUAL ESSAYS & IMAGES FOR TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY, 1500s-1865
International Horizons: Digital Collections from Around the World
   NARA Exhibit: American Originals, Part 2
Designs for Democracy - 200 Years of Drawings from the National Archives
    NARA | ALIC | ALIC Main Page - What's New
Paperless Archives
Miller Center — Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive
The Learning Page - Community Center - Political Cartoons
Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress)
Lists of Images on Popular Topics (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress)
When They Were Young: A Photographic Retrospective of Childhood (Library of Congress)
Herblock's History (Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium): Library of Congress
KanColl: The Kansas Collection Welcome Page
Digital History - Social History
Documenting America
HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things
Welcome to The Dirksen Center's Editorial Cartoon Collection
Images of the Great War 1914 - 1918 Index Page
FSA/OWI B&W Photographs - Color Photographs from the FSA and OWI Home Page
Last Words: A collection of famous last words, epitaphs, obituaries, farewells
    Snapshots of the Past - Your source for the highest quality Panoramic Photographs and Maps - super site to purhcase photographs, by state. Also has large selection of War and Liberty Bond posters!
More images can be found at most of the sites on this page.
For many more primary documents and images, check out the section below on the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS & THE NATION AL ARCHIVES. Also, check specific topics and time periods on my Table of Contents page.

LETTERS & FIRST PERSON ACCOUNTS
**** Eye Witness - history through the eyes of those who lived it has fabulous first person accounts from various events in US and World History. A terrific resource.
National Archives: Gripping Eyewitness Accounts of Moments in US History
American Experience | War Letters
American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
Voices from the Thirties: Life Histories from the Federal Writers' Project
    Learning Page: Using Oral History: Lesson Overview
The One Minute Guide to Oral History
Oral History Research Center at Indiana University
How to Organize and Conduct Oral History Interviews
University of Connecticut Center for Oral History
Oral History Links
ORAL HISTORY PROJECTS (BY SUBJECT)
Battle Lines: Letters from America's Wars
For many more First Person Accounts, check out specific topics and time periods on my Table of Contents page.

NEWSPAPERS AROUND THE COUNTRY
Documents in the News - Current Events Research
Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Gallery View
US Newspapers listed by State
Thousands of newspapers on the Net
News Index - search current events
Newspaper Links.com
The New York Times on the Web
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE
Headlines about History and Historians
Quotes From History Relevant to Today's News
    NEWS of the WEIRD

HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS
**** HistoryBuff.com - Online Newspaper Archives has loads of historical newspapers on US history. This site deals with the history of press coverage & production in the US.
Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Gallery View - Today's headlines around the US.
Newseum | News | Today's Front Pages | Archive List - Historical Front Pages.
Newseum | Past Online Exhibits
Explore Historical Newspapers Online | NewspaperARCHIVE.com
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
   Explore the World of Early America through the Media of the Day
Old News Homepage
U.S. News Archives on the Web
Cultural Readings: Colonization and Print in the Americas
    An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera
TIME Magazine Archives - TIME Archives - TIME Magazine Back Issues
TIME Magazine Covers - TIME Covers - TIME Magazine Cover Archive
LIFE - Your World in Pictures - Photo Timelines - LIFE
"FLASH! The Associated Press Covers the World"
   Newseum | Newseum Home
NewsMania - The News Trivia Game as Fresh as Today's Headlines
Herblock's History (Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium): Library of Congress
For more historical news, check out specific topics and time periods on my Table of Contents page.

MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
**** The history of the Media can be found at Media History Project : University of Minnesota - Timeline : Media History Project : U of M
Media Awareness Network | Home - For Teachers | Index - Lessons and Resources for Media Education | Index
   Voice of the Shuttle: Media Studies Page
TIMELINE: Media History 1900s
News Watch: A Consumer's Guide to the News
Gender & Race and Ethnicity in Media
History News Network
Propaganda Techniques: Lesson Plans K-12
Ad*Access
EASE History - Great clips from TV/News/Campaigns/US Core Values
The Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920 (American Memory, Library of Congress)
**** SAAM: Posters American Style - American Events - Designed to Sell - Advice to Americans - Patriotic Persuasion - Impact of Posters
Clio'sDigital Forge: American Communication history; Media history
Samuel F. B. Morse - Morse Code and Phonetic Alphabets
100 years of Radio: from Marconi to the future of communications
On the Air! Michigan Radio and TV Broadcasting 1920-2000
NPR Online - National Public Radio
Welcome to TIME.com
Daily Republican Newspaper - Page A1, National Edition
Grover Furr's Journalism and Media Criticism Page
National Press Club
Digital History - Hollywood as History - Digital History - Chronology of Film History - Digital History - Hollywood's America
History and Vintage Films on DVD and CD Collections - The Historical Archive
For more info on Media History, visit my General World History page! For info on TV and Film, check out my Television & Misc. Fine Arts and Motion Pictures, Movies, Film pages! For more current news, please visit the MEDIA section on my U.S. Government page.

STATISTICS ON THE U.S.
About the USA - Facts and Figures - History
Census Bureau Home Page
US CENSUS - Frequently Requested Tables
Census 2000 Quick Links
Census 2000 Gateway
US CENSUS: 2000 American Fact Finder - Site Map
Census 2000 - Rankings and Comparisons
US Census - Guide to State Statistical Abstracts
US Census - State and County Quick Facts
US Census - State Rankings - for many more State stats, check out my 50 states page.
US CENSUS Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
CENSUS - U.S. POPClock Projection
Historical National Population Estimates: July 1, 1900 to July 1, 1999
US Demography
Historical United States Census Data Browser
U.S. Surname Distribution
Search Names Files From 1990 Census
DPLS -- Online Data Archive
Data and Program Library Service Home Page
STATISTICAL RESOURCES ON THE WEB/DEMOGRAPHICS
U.S. Depository Ready Reference Collection
You Are Where You Live - By ZipCode, find out about your neighborhood! - Click on "Zip Code Look Up."
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Publications - USDA-NASS, Agricultural Statistics 2004
Women's Statistics News Releases, Census Bureau
Divorce Rates - Divorce Statistics Collection
Most Popular Baby Names
Baby Names - Historical Resource
The Baby Name Wizard's NameVoyager
Trivia Daily: Top Ice Cream Consuming Countries
Major U.S. Epidemics
United States Population Pyramids
U.S. National Debt Clock
NationMaster.com - Where Stats Come Alive!
Map Maker - nationalatlas.gov
Detailed Country Profile: United States
Home, Digest of Education Statistics Tables and Figures
Elevations and Distances in the United States
Large Earthquakes in the United States - More Geography Stats on my Maps, Timelines, Geography page.
USA History - Presidential Election Stats - more in election section on my Presidents page.
More stats available on my U.S. Government page.

TIMELINES & IMPORTANT DATES IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Today in History from the Library of Congress
Year by Year: 1900-2004
Timeline Archive
Digital History - Timelines
Digital History - Interactive Timeline
Digital History - History Day by Day
World Timelines - Index - Americas
Digital History: Resource Guides by Period - Digital History - Websites Ordered by Time Period
   TIMELINE: Important Events in American History - Alternate site
Decades History Timelines
American History Timeline: 1780-2010
Parthenon Graphics Timelines: Full Size Images
OUTLINES: U.S. History Outlines and Charts
TIMELINE: USA Flag History
Significant Years in U.S. History
   Timeline of U.S. Diplomatic History (currently down)
Holidays and Other Dates in the US Secular Calendar
   A Chronology of US Historical Documents
   Important Dates in American History
Timeline of U.S. History from 1492-1750
Timeline of U.S. History from 1750
Parthenon Graphics Timelines: Full Size Images
Timeline of The U.S. Presidents & Presidential Elections 1789-1996
1619 - 1861: Expansion, Slavery, and Civil War Timeline
American Discovery and Colonization Timeline
Colonial and Revolutionary Periods Timeline
Colonization/Colonial Timeline
American Revolution Timeline
Confederation to Constitution Timeline
The Constitution and the Emergence of Political Parties Timeline
1788-1824: Early Republic Timeline
1815-1841: The Age of Jackson and Ante-Bellum Reform Timeline
American Slavery to 1800 Timeline
American Slavery and Sectionalism Timeline (with Mexican War)
Civil War, Reconstruction and Jim Crow Timeline
1860 - 1898: Civil War and Reconstruction Timeline
1845-1916: Gilded Age: From Frontier to Factory Timeline
1854 - 1919: Imperialism and World War I Timeline
1869 - 1921: Populism and Progressivism Timeline
Time Line of African American History, 1852-1880 - 1881-1900 - 1901-1925
My AP US Time Line!
Digital History - Landmarks in Immigration History
Digital History - Chronology of Film History
**** 19th Century American Culture Kingwood College Library
**** American Cultural History - The Twentieth Century
Flag Timeline
TIMELINES: American Literature and Events, 1620-1929
TIMELINE: Terrorism on Sept. 11, 2001
TIMELINE: Terrorism in September: the Aftermath - more info in the section on terrorism on my U.S. Government page.
For more timelines, check out specific topics and time periods on my Table of Contents page.
World History Timelines can be found on my Maps, Flags, Timelines page.

MAPS: Current - Historical - Blank - Longitude/Latitude
Current and General Map Sites
Maps of the United States - Includes state and territory maps!
Maps of U.S. States - World Sites Atlas
United States History: US History Maps & Atlases
Maps of the United States
   MAPS: Regions of the United States
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
   Physical Map of Eastern United States of America
Political Map of Eastern United States of America
Physical Map of Western United States of America
Political Map of Western United States of America
Physical Map of Alaska, Hawaii (USA) - Atlapedia Online
Political Map of Alaska, Hawaii (USA) - Atlapedia Online
USIA - An Outline of American Geography - Maps
City and Towns Maps Home Page
Cultural Maps in American Studies
Home Page - The National Atlas of the United States of America
Map Maker - nationalatlas.gov
A Tapestry of Time and Terrain: Geology & Topography Map
Map Showing Geographical Center of the United States: 'Marvels of the New West'
Outline Maps: United States
Outline Maps: North America
Create a personal map of Visited States! Also, give Visited Countries a visit!

Historical Maps
HISTORICAL MAPS: United States
MORE HISTORICAL MAPS: United States
ANIMATED MAP: American History: "Growth of a Nation"
Digital History - Links to Historic Maps
Reisenett: Historical Maps of the United States
U.S. Census Maps 1790-1930
Zoom Into Maps
OUTLINE MAPS: HISTORICAL U.S.
U.S. Territorial Maps 1775-1920
Rare Map Collection - Reconstruction and Expansion
Historic Atlas Resource - North America
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
Exploring the West from Monticello: MAPS from Columbus to Lewis & Clark
MAPS: National Historic Sites, Memorials, Battlefields and Military Parks
Military Campaign Maps Home Page
    Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
   America Menu of Antique Maps
Land Use History of North America
Snapshots of the Past - Your source for the highest quality Panoramic Photographs and Maps
How the U.S. has changed over time: Animated Map
Animated Atlas: Growth of a Nation
See a super animated map of the Boundaries of the Contiguous United States and Timemap - US Borders as they change from year to year!
Specific Battle Campaign or Topic Maps can be found on specific topic pages listed on the Table of Contents page.

National Park Service Maps
MAPS: National Parks and Monuments
MAPS: National Historic Sites, Memorials, Battlefields and Military Parks
National Park Guide
Mapping the National Parks

Blank Maps
Outline Map Sites
United States: No Labels
US: Name the States
   State Outline Maps
OUTLINE MAPS: HISTORICAL U.S.
Outline Maps: United States
Outline Maps: North America

Coordinates - Longitude/Latitude
Latitude & Longitude - Look Up

Various Misc. Map Sites
United States Climate Page: Clickable Map of US States
Conservation and Environment Maps Home Page
MAP: A USA Tapestry of Time and Terrain - Geology & Topography Map
For more historical maps of the US, check out my 50 states, From Colonies to Revolution, 19th Century America, 20th Century America, Civil War pages!
For more maps, try specific time period pages as well as my Maps, Flags, Timelines page.

OLD GLORY/THE STARS AND STRIPES - THE FLAG & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
TIMELINE: USA Flag History
The Star-Spangled Banner from the Smithsonian Institution - alternate site.
the Flag of the United States of America - Table of Contents
World Flag Database: United States
   Dick Grogan's Unofficial American Flag Page has loads of info on the flag, Star Bangled Banner, and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Flag Glossary
Flag Rules and Regulations
Flag Ettiquette
    What do the colors of the Flag mean?
Dick Grogan's Flag Links
Evolution of the United States Flag
Francis Hopkinson - Designer of the flag
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Facts About the United States Flag
Flag Timeline
Flag Picture Gallery
Historical U.S.Flags
Historic U.S. Flags
Historical Flags (United States)
   Flags
   The Pledge of Allegiance
   The Pledge of Allegiance - A Short History
Pledge Questions and Answers
The Youth's Companion's Pledge
The Pledge Of Allegiance: A Centennial History, 1892 - 1992
   the Flag of the United States: Patriotic Writings
The Flag Flies ...
USA: star spangled banner
Fourth of July Celebrations Database
The 4th of July Page -- Patriotic Fantasy
Flag Trivia
The Flags of the Native Peoples of the United States
     American Flags and Patriotism at Kurrus.Net
Flag Images and Songs Screen Saver
American flag images (including print-ready)
U.S. Flag Applet and Flag Pictures
USA Flag Graphics
    Patriotic Borders
Patriotic Flags, Icons & Images at PatriotIcon.org
    USA Flag Site - American flag, Patriotic pictures - All things American
    Buy American flags,flags, flag pins, flag gifts, american flags.
For info on State Flags, check out my 50 states page.
For info on the Myth of Betsy Ross, check out the section on her on my From Colonies to Revolution page.

U.S. & 50 STATE FLAGS
to download for reports, webpages, or just to look at:
State Flags
Free Animated US State Flags
IconBAZAAR - Flags - Animated - USA
Current Flags of US Districts, Territories, and Possessions
Info on Flags
For more flags & info, visit my 50 states page.

AMERICAN SYMBOLS
The Washington Monument: It Stands For It All
Washington Monument
   Statue of Liberty Home Page
Liberty Bell Virtual Museum
Liberty Bell
Biography of Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam Image Gallery
Great Seal of the United States
"How did the pyramid get on the one dollar bill?"
American Experience | Mount Rushmore
The National Foundation to Protect America's Eagles
American Eagle Day
Bald Eagle
The State Symbols, Flags, Seals, Emblems
    Designs for Democracy - 200 Years of Drawings from the National Archives
American Experience | Miss America

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
Ellis Island
Statue of Liberty Home Page
The Statue of Liberty - New York City
   EMMA LAZARUS; FAMOUS POEM :"THE NEW COLOSSUS"
Emma Lazarus and Her Vision

IMMIGRATION AND DIVERSITY
Ellis Island
Digital History - Landmarks in Immigration History
Digital History - Ethnic America
Immigration Daily Headline News
Immigration History
Immigration Through Time & U.S. Immigration History
Federation for American Immigration Reform
    Facing History and Ourselves: Examining History and Ourselves
frontline: a class divided | PBS
HISPANIC THREADS IN AMERICA
SOMOS PRIMOS: Dedicated to Hispanic Heritage and Diversity Issues
   Hispanic America
Asian American History and Society
China: Dim Sum: A Connection to Chinese-American Culture
German American Corner: Historical Essays and other Material
German American Corner: German-American Biographies
German American Corner: Teaching Resources
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee: Education
   Gender, Race and Ethnicity in Media - TV and Film
Much more information on immigration can be found on my 19th Century America and 20th Century America pages.

AMERICAN HOLIDAYS
Holidays and Other Dates in the US Secular Calendar
The Holiday Page -- History, Traditions, Customs, and Holiday Trivia
   The Learning Page - Community Center: Holidays
Celebrate! Holidays in the USA
About the USA - Holidays: Introduction - Other Celebrations
Symbols and Celebrations - Facts About the USA
Bizarre American Holidays Home Page
Day of the Shadow: Groundhog Day
National Moment of Remembrance - Memorial Day
    Fourth of July Celebrations Database
Independence Day on the Net
Independence Day on the Net - Fireworks
A Capitol Fourth . History of the Fourth | PBS
Kids Domain - Holidays
4TH OF JULY Graphics and Clip Art Index
Kid's Domain July 4th Clip Art
Kate.net: 4th of July Screen Saver, 4th of July Wallpapers, Links
100 Free Wallpapers - 4th of July
Fourth Of July Greeting Cards, 4th July Greetings
For many more sites, visit the Holiday Section on my Maps, Flags, Timelines page.

The MARCH KING and the NATIONAL ANTHEM!!!
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
National Anthem of the USA: The Star Spangled Banner
The Battle of Fort McHenry and the Anthem
USA: star spangled banner
To Anacreon in Heaven
Fort McHenry - Table of Contents
Official U.S. State Songs: Laura's MIDI Heaven!
Patriotic Songs: Laura's MIDI Heaven!

MUSIC IN THE UNITED STATES
American Popular Music before 1900 - 1900 to 1950 - 1950 to the present
Red, Hot & Blue: A Salute to American Musicals from the National Portrait Gallery
HISTORY in Song (Table of Contents)
Digital History - Historical Music
Songs in American History
Popular Songs in American History
American Folk Song: American Folklife Center
American Experience | Stephen Foster
    American Music Timeline
Colonial Music Institute
Historic American Sheet Music
Thomas Hampson: I Hear America Singing
Patriotic Music In America
Belfer World War II Songs || Syracuse University Library
MUSIC: America Goes to War Part 1 - Page 2
Fred Waring's America: the "Man Who Taught America How To Sing"
Popular Songs of the Early 20th Century to World War I Collection
WOODY GUTHRIE FOUNDATION AND ARCHIVES
Woody Guthrie and the Archive of American Folk Song: Correspondence, 1940-1950
The Songs and Writings of Woody Guthrie
   American Music Links
The Use of Music and Dance in Teaching U.S. History
For more on American Music throughout history, check out specific time periods and events by returning to the main Table of Contents page. Also, visit my Rock, Jazz, Blues, Folk, Swing page.

AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE & ART
ARCHITECTURE
Save Our History
Digital Archive of American Architecture by Century
11 Most Endangered Historic Places
20th Century American Architecture
National Building Museum
Built in America
Welcome to the Skyscraper Museum
The Walk Through--Identifying the Visual Character of Historic Buildings
The Urban Landscape - Digital Image Access Project at Duke University
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
Bureau of Land Management National Monuments
Going-to-the-Sun Road: A Model of Landscape Engineering
Legendary Lighthouses
For more on American Architecture, please visit my Art & Galleries page.

ART
Art in America - Introduction
Smithsonian American Art Museum - Online Exhibitions
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Site Index
Whitney Museum of American Art
   The National Arts & Crafts Archives
Early American Paintings
NMAA: The White House Collection of American Crafts
America Quilts
America's Quilting History
Quilt History
More on American Art can be found on my Art & Galleries page.

LITERATURE IN THE U.S.
An Outline of American Literature
History of American Literature
American Literature
   HTI American Verse Project
American Authors on the Web
American Literature - American Literary Classics -- A Chapter A Day
Perspectives in American Literature: A Research and Reference Guide
   The Academy of American Poets
Documenting the American South Main Page
   American Folklore: Famous American folktales and legends, Native American myth
The Pulitzer Prizes
For much more, visit my Literature and Drama page!

$$$ MONEY $$$
Fundamental Facts about U.S. Money
FRBSF American Currency Exhibit
FRBSF: A Brief History of Currency
Colonial and Continental Currency
Free Banking Era
Civil War Currency
Money in North American History: From Wampum to Electronic Funds Transfer
Surfing the Net with Kids: Paper Money
OANDA Currency Converter, Universal Currency Exchange Rates, Charts, Forecasts - find out how many dollars in a ruble, franc, pound, you name it!
**** dMarie Time Capsule (alternate site) - Find the average yearly salary, cost of a house, or a loaf of bread for any year from 1900 - 2005!
**** The Inflation Calculator Accounting for inflation, $5.00 in 1957 is now worth $31.33!!! The $0.35 loaf of bread my Mom sent to the store to buy now costs $1.84! Just plug in an amount and find its worth for any year from 1800 - 2005!
More facts on U.S. Money can be found on my U.S. Government page and at other specific time period pages listed on my Table of Contents page.

LABOR UNION HISTORY
American Labor History
A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers.
Focus on Work & Labor History
DARWINISM AND THE DIVISION OF LABOUR
WWW Virtual Library: Labour and Business History
Labor and Pluralism
Haymarket Affair (American Memory, Library of Congress)
Welcome to Labor Arts
A History of American Sweatshops, 1820 - Present
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
HistoryBuff.com -- History Library -- The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
“We Do Not Understand the Foreigners”: John J. Martin Testifies on the 1919 Steel Strike
“Sadie’s Servant Room Blues”: 1920s Domestic Work in Song
Still Cookin' By the Fireside: African Americans in Food Service
“I’m Going to Fight Like Hell” Anna Taffler and the Unemployed Councils of the 1930s
Cesar E. Chavez fights for the Migrant Workers!
    LOST LABOR: Images of Vanished American Workers 1900-1980
The Street.com: The Basics of Business History: Top 100 Events at a Glance
WTO History Project
For more, check out the Labor History section on my U.S. Government page. Also, find info on specific labor/work issues by checking individual time periods/topics on the table of contents page.

MINORITY STUDIES
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies Page
Digital History - Landmarks in Immigration History
   Migrations in History
Immigration Through Time
   Life in the USA: The Complete Guide for Immigrants and Americans
   Gender, Race and Ethnicity in Media - TV and Film
Facing History and Ourselves: Examining History and Ourselves
frontline: a class divided | PBS
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies: CHICANO, LATINO, HISPANIC
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies: AFRICAN-AMERICAN
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies: IMMIGRANT/REFUGEE
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies: JEWISH
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies: indigenous and aboriginal
Eyes of Glory, 200 Years of an Ethnic American family
     Our Shared History, African American Heritage
Homecoming - Chronicle of African-American Farming and Land Loss
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 (American Memory, Library of Congress)
Hispanic America U.S.A.
HISPANIC THREADS IN AMERICA
CLNET History Resources
Hispanic America
Asian American History and Society
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee: Education
For more info, please visit my African Americans and Native Americans pages.
Also, check out specific time period and topics on my Table of Contents page.

INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS
For info, Americans and otherwise, drop by my Inventors and Inventions page!

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Money.com: Best Places to Live, vacation, & retire

RELIGION IN AMERICA
TeacherServe - Divining America: Religion and the National Culture - 17th-18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Material History of American Religion Project
    Separation of Church and State: The Constitutional Principle
THE QUAKER WRITINGS HOME PAGE (QWHP)
Picturing Faith: Religious America in Government Photography, 1935-1943
What Does it mean to be Catholic and American
American Jewish Historical Society
American Jewish Archives
Much more on specific time period and topic pages at Table of Contents.

HOWDY YA'LL! - AMERICAN LANGUAGE
American Slanguages
Dictionary of American Regional English
Wordorigins.org Home Page
AmeriSpeak: expressions of our American ancestors - Cool Man....the Cat's Pajamas!
Origin of Phrases
Translating Southern United States Slang to English
How to Speak Southern
American Dialect Links
Yahoo! Directory Slang Dictionaries
HandSpeak: A Sign Language Dictionary Online

GEOGRAPHY & WEATHER
USIA - An Outline of American Geography - Contents
United States Climate Page: Clickable Map of US States
USWX : Weather
   World Climate: Weather rainfall and temperature data
America's Roof: U.S. Highpoints Guide
U.S. Geological Survey
The River Pages Project
**** Temperature Extremes
NCDC: Climatic Extremes and Weather Events
National Weather Service HomePage
* National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) *
NCDC: Get/View OnLine Climate Data
Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters 1980 - 2004
Welcome to USGS Learning Web
   www.USLakes.com - Your On-Line Guide To All of the U.S. Lakes
American Whitewater - Home
Desert Life in the American Southwest - DesertUSA
DesertUSA Magazine
Prairie Conservation @ nationalgeographic.com
Nature Transformed: The Environment in American History
Also, visit my Maps, Flags, Timelines page for more geography links!

TRAVEL: unique places to visit in the U.S.
The American Experience | WayBack - Summer Vacation
Roadside America - Guide to Uniquely Odd Tourist Attractions
HistoryAmerica TOURS - Taking you where history happened!
Canterbury Shaker Village
NITC Travelbase and Lodging.com provide comprehensive hotel booking and info
   bbdirectory.com * North American Bed and Breakfast Directory *
BedandBreakfast.com - Worldwide directory of Bed and Breakfasts and Inns
1st Traveler's Choice Bed and Breakfasts
Bed & Breakfast Inns ONLINE - Travel * Lodging * Bed and Breakfasts *
More super travel sites on my Country Information page.

GENEALOGY & WHAT'S IN A NAME - Tracking your family's roots
U.S. Surname Distribution
ROOTS-L Resources: United States Resources
Nobility in America: Coats of Arms of Famous Americans
What's In A Name? a web site about name origins & popularity
   Last Name Meanings Dictionary
    Your Ancient Surname Origin - Online
Most Popular Baby Names - Baby Names - Historical Resource - The Baby Name Wizard's NameVoyager
Surnames.com is a genealogy website to assist you in preserving family history
   Genealogy - Surname Web - Research Your Ancestry!
Ancestor Search - Free Genealogy Surname Search Engines
Ancestor Search - Free Genealogy Search Engines and Family Tree Directory.
Ancestor Search - surname distribution and genealogy surname search engines.
Search Names Files From 1990 Census
For many more sites, visit the Genealogy Section on my People: Biographies page.

AMERICAN FOLKLORE
American Folklife Center Home Page, Library of Congress
American Folklife a Commonwealth of Cultures
Archive of Folk Culture
American Folklore Society Homepage
Folklife Sourcebook: A Directory of Folklife Resources in the United States
American Folk: folklore, folklife, folk art, popular culture
American Folklore: Famous American folktales and legends, Native American myth

FARMING & AGRICULTURE
Welcome to Farmer's Almanac.com Loads of info here!
Agricultural History: United States Agriculture
The History of Farming
Story of Farming
The Agricultural Revolution
Revolution in Agriculture
WWW-VL: US History: Agricultural History: United States Agriculture
Share of the Population in Agriculture, Early Industrial Countries, 1820-1910
U.S. Government Documents Ready Reference - Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture Homepage
USDA for Kids Page
The National Agricultural Library Homepage
USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Statistics
USDA's 2000 Fact Book of Agriculture
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Publications
USDA-NASS, Agricultural Statistics 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004
Geobop's Agricultural Fun Facts & Statistics for the 50 States! - Currently Down for Major Revision
Agriculture in the Classroom - Educating About Agriculture
Thumbnails, Extension Service Report, USDA History Collection
1992 Agricultural Atlas of the United States; Maps, Farms, Crops, Livestock
   Foreign Agricultural Service
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
American Farm Bureau - Voice of Agriculture
   State Farm Bureau Connection
National Farmers Union
California Farm Bureau Federation - [CFBF.com]
   A History of American Agriculture: 1776-1997
     The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
Farming the Land
Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World
How Ya' Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?: The Rise of Populism
Homecoming - Chronicle of African-American Farming and Land Loss
The American Experience | Troublesome Creek
The American Experience | Farming in America | Timeline
John Deere - Invented a better plow
Agriculture: Excerpts from 'Marvels of the New West'.
Cotton Pickin Web
US Cotton Production Rankings by State - State Cotton Production
National Cotton Council of America Home Page
King Cotton Magazine
American Cotton Museum Homepage
     National Cotton Council Educational Materials
    1795 Farmer's Almanack Contents
Food and Drug Administration Home Page
History of FDA
PBS ONLINE: DEATH OF THE DREAM
For info on the Dust Bowl of the Great Depression, please visit the section on the "Turbulent Thirties" on my 20th Century America page.

WHITE AMERICAN HISTORY
Although the history of White society has permeated school books, the media, and television, some groups feel that White America is in decline.
DISCLAIMER: By placing these sites on my page, I am NOT stating that I believe or support the issues presented by these sites. However, I believe it is important that these views be accessible so we are aware of views that do exist.
Center for the Study of White American Culture
For more info, check out the section on White Supremacy, Hate Groups, and Racism on my U.S. Government page.

YUMMY!!!
Digital History - Food in America
American Regional Cooking, Food and History
History of Soda Pop
Coca-Cola Television Advertisements: Home Page
Coca-Cola - the Official site
History of Coca-Cola
The Coca Cola Bottles of the World Website
DaClassic1's Classic Coke Stuff
Dr Pepper Museum
Candy USA
Candy History
    A Brief History of the American Candy Bar
All About Candy
Hershey Foods Homepage
Quasi Comprehensive Candy Bar Wrapper Image Archive
Trivia Daily: Top Ice Cream Consuming Countries
   Popcorn Exhibit - NAL Special Collections
Food and Drug Administration Home Page
Find much more on my FOOD IN HISTORY & AROUND THE WORLD page!

HISTORY OF SPORTS
CNNSI.com from CNN and Sports Illustrated
HickokSports.com Main Menu
HickokSports.com - History
   HickokSports.com - Biography - Menu
HickokSports.com - Calendar - Top Menu
HickokSports.com - History - Index by Sport
HickokSports.com - Quotations
   Hickok Sports - World Series
Hickok Sports - Baseball History
Brooklyn Dodgers: The Boys of Summer
By Popular Demand: Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s - 1960s
The Official Site of Major League Baseball
   Baseball Almanac - A book full of baseball history!
   The Official Baseball Search Engine!
National Baseball Hall of Fame
History Files - Chicago Black Sox
Game six--1975 World Series - the best baseball game ever played!
The American Experience | Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life
Welcome to the Pro Football Hall of Fame - History - Football Team History Directory
Football Franchise Team Names - How they were chosen
    College Football Hall of Fame
Internet Hockey Database
Pro-Wrestling Title Histories
      Sports ID Instructional Sports Programming - learn the rules to dozens of sports
   1904 St. Louis Olympics - For info on the Ancient Olympics, check out my Ancient Greece page.
Find much more on the history of the Olympics & Sports on my History of Sports & Entertainment page!

ROLLER COASTERS, CAROUSELS, & THEME PARKS
Roller Coasters
Exhibits Collection -- Amusement Park Physics
    Coney Island History Web Site
The American Experience | Coney Island
   Disney A to Z - Walt Disney: A Biography
Nick & Amber's Disneyland Part!
Welcome to Disneyland
The History of Disneyland
Disney Theme Parks -- a Commentary
Pan American Exposition 1901 Buffalo
Panama-Pacific International Exposition - 1915
Panama-California Exposition homepage
New York 1964 World's Fair
Find much more on the history of Entertainment on my History of Sports & Entertainment page!

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE SPOOKY - DEATH, CEMETERY HISTORY, & GHOSTS IN AMERICA
Kearl's Guide to the Sociology of Death
Death in Early America
Responses to Death in Nineteenth Century America
SOCIOLOGY OF DEATH AND DYING
The Official Save Our Cemeteries Site
FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE: CEMETERY HISTORY - CEMETERY SYMBOLS
Tomb With A View's Guide to Gravestone Symbolism
Last Words: A collection of famous last words, epitaphs, obituaries, farewells
Famous Epitaphs
Index - Last Words of Real People - Index - Last Words of Fictional Characters
Famous Wills and Obituaries
Famous Real Farewells - Famous Fictional Farewells
The Political Graveyard
   African American Cemeteries Online - Texas
FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE: HAUNTED CEMETERIES IN AMERICA
Weird n' Spooky America, Hauntings and Unexplained Phenomena
The Ghost Town Site
Ghost Towns and History of the American Old West,Ghost towns indexed by state - for more old west ghost towns, check out my 19th Century America webpage.

AMERICAN MYTH, HOAXES, AND ALTERNATIVE HISTORY
The Museum of Hoaxes
The AFU & Urban Legends Archive
Hoaxes
History News Network - current news from a historian's point of view
Myths of History
Alternative History Directory
History Facts and Myths
Stephen's Alternate History Site
Pilgrim Myths and Realities
Honest Intellectual Inquiry: The Weird & The (Sur)Real
More mystical myths available on my Myth, Legend, Folklore, Ghosts page.

VARIOUS MISC. & INTERESTING TOPICS
American Humor: A Study of the National Character
American History of Children - Mace's Primary History
America at Work / America at School / America at Leisure, 1894-1915
Digital History - Science and Techology: The Engines of Our Ingenuity
Digital History - The History of Private Life
Digital History - Hollywood's America
Digital History - Ethnic America
Digital History - For Teachers
Social Movements and Culture
Multicultural American West
American Experience | The Great "Yellow" Fever | PBS - WGBH American Experience . Influenza 1918 | PBS
Economic Crisis in American History
The Circus in America: 1793 - 1940
PaleoZoo: Home of Prehistoric America, Dinosaurs & More! - currently down for revision.
North American Prehistory
NOVA Online | Mystery of the First Americans
American Images -- My Dog Murphy's Americana T-shirts and Gifts
History News Network
    SCHOOL: The Story of American Public Education - History of American Education - more info available on specific time period pages.
Changing Images of Childhood in America: Colonial, Federal and Modern New England
When They Were Young: A Photographic Retrospective of Childhood (Library of Congress)
LICENSE PLATES and LICENSE PLATE COLLECTING
**** America Rock - Schoolhouse Rock on American History and Government
LE's Schoolhouse Rock Site - Unofficial Schoolhouse Rock WWW Page
   History Today Magazine
The Top 100 This-and-Thats of the 20th Century
AP list of the 100 top news stories of the 20th Century
Fact Monster: Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
20th century - 21st century
    What If? - Balkanized North America
History Quest - Cool USA Trivia and Quotes!
Womenfolk
American Experience | Miss America
American Red Cross - Virtual Museum
Historic Asylums of America
   ***** Welcome to Farmer's Almanac.com Loads of info here!
The Free Information Page
Visit the American Heartland: 300 years of family life
Memories of Pantall-Martin Store and Martin's Gen'L Store - Home Page have super info on life in a General Store from the early 19th Century.
**** Useless Information Home Page Little known facts on everything from George Washington to microwave ovens!
The Mysterious & Unexplained - another odd site!
American Jewish Historical Society
American Jewish Archives
This American Life | From WBEZ in Chicago
Alton Museum of History and Art - Robert Pershing Wadlow - Alton's Gentle Giant - the tallest man in the world
Miss Abigail's Time Warp Advice
Stamps and Postal History
US Postal Service: Stamps and Stories
American School Directory
Regions and Regionalism in the United States
   Elms and Magnolias: Old Blue in a Coat of Gray - Yale University's relationship with the South.
   THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FRONTIER IN AMERICAN HISTORY
GERMAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
Independent Lens . SHAOLIN ULYSSES: Kungfu Monks in America | PBS
America's First Toilet Paper Shortage
Welcome to the Museum of History & Industry
American Radicalism Collection
MSU Libraries - Special Collections
National Council on Public History
Migrations in History
   "Gypsies" in the United States
Top Ten Silliest Historical Sites in America
Popular Culture -- CENSORSHIP
Meeting of Frontiers: meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska
CLASS IN AMERICA
Facing History and Ourselves: Examining History and Ourselves
frontline: a class divided | PBS
One Across - Search for Crossword Puzzle Answers - Solve Crossword Puzzles Online
Cleave Books - Specialist Calculators



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