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Access
Interviews
Read old
interviews of the great and the good.
http://www.accessinterviews.com/
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Airline
History
Provides
a brief overview of the history of airlines all over the globe,
as well as a decade-by-decade guide to aircraft history.
http://airlines.afriqonline.com/
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American
Presidents: Life Portraits
Biographical
facts about American Presidents.
http://www.americanpresidents.org/
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Ancient
Civilizations.co.uk
Covers
over 6,000 years of history from around the world.
http://www.ancientcivilizations.co.uk/
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Ancient
Sites
Take a
virtual tour of places like Ancient Rome, Egypt, Babylon and
Greece.
http://www.ancientsites.com/
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Archaeology
Magazine
The latest
archaeology news from around the globe.
http://www.archaeology.org/
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Ask.com
Search
for information on famous people on the net using this search
facility from Ask Jeeves. 
http://sp.ask.com/docs/announcements/searchsmarter.html
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BBC.co.uk
Provides
a basic introduction to events, civilizations, people and
discoveries of the past.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
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BBC.co.uk
Empire
A 90 part
history of the British Empire.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/empire/
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BBC.co.uk
On This Day
Find out
which important events took place on a particular day in the
past.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/
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BBC.co.uk
Open News Archive
Download
clips of dozens of iconic moments from history over the last
50 years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/calc/news/
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Best
of History Web Sites
Contains
annotated links to hundreds of the best history websites on
the Net.
http://www.besthistorysites.net/
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Biography.com
Despite
the worrying dominance of Hollywood stars on the homepage,
this site offers potted biographies of leading personalities
from all walks of live, not just those from the stage and
screen.
http://www.biography.com/
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British
Library
The world's
largest sound archive includes recordings of historical figures
such as Paul Robeson, Florence Nightingale and Arthur Conan
Doyle.
http://www.bl.uk/nsa
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British
Pathe
A digital
archive with 3,500 hours of news reel covering sporting, social,
historical and entertainment events from 1896 to 1970.
http://www.britishpathe.com/
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Chasing
the Sun
The history
of aviation.
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/chasingthesun/
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Collect
Britain
Contains
90,000 images and sounds from the British Library, specially
chosen to highlight the UK's regional heritage.
http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/
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Crystallinks.com
A superb
one-stop guide to ancient civilizations of the world: Chinese,
Egyptian, Nubian, Greek, Indian, Japanese, Roman, Aboriginal,
Atlantis, Maori, Barbarian, Byzantine, Celtic, Viking, Meso-American,
Native American, etc.
http://www.crystalinks.com/ancient.html
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Ease
History
Explore
American history by learning more about campaign ads, historical
events and the country's core values through the ages.
http://www.easehistory.org/
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EuroDocs
Primary
historical documents from Western Europe.
http://library.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/
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European
Commission
Key events
in the history of the European Union.
http://europa.eu.int/abc/history/index_en.htm
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Every
Object Tells a Story
An interactive
project that that records objects in history by inviting the
public to contribute stories about objects that mean something
to them.
http://www.everyobject.net/
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EyeWitness
to History.com
History
viewed through the eyes of those who lived through it.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
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Google
News Archive
Search
news articles from yesteryear.
http://news.google.com/archivesearch
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Hello!
Profiles
of actors, musicians, politicians, statesmen, fashion models,
royalty and celebrities.
http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/
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Historic
Traveler
Research,
plan or book your next historical tour of America with the
aid of this web resource.
http://historictraveler.away.com/
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History
Channel
Historical
resource: this day in history, speeches, resources, discussions,
exhibits, travel, programme clips.
http://www.historychannel.com/
http://www.history.com/
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History
Link 101
Contains
pictures and information about many ancient civilizations
from all over the world.
http://historylink101.com/
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History
of Countries
As the
title states.
http://www.countryreports.org/history/
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History
On-Line
History
On-Line provides high-quality information resources for the
teaching and learning of history.
http://ihr.sas.ac.uk/
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History
World
A comprehensive
guide to world history through all ages.
http://www.historyworld.net/
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HyperHistory
Over 2,000
files covering over 3,000 years of world history.
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
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Internet
History Sourcebook Project
Covers
ancient, medieval and modern history, as well as the history
of major world civilizations. The site also contains sections
on gay and lesbian, and scientific history. Brilliant!
http://150.108.2.20/halsall/index.html
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Irish
History on the Web
Covers
everything from Celtic history to the troubles in Northern
Ireland.
http://wwwvms.utexas.edu/~jdana/irehist.html
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Learning
Curve
History
resource for students and educators alike.
http://www.brazen.co.nz/hecate/
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Making
the Modern World
Chronicles
the history of invention from the eighteenth century to the
modern day.
http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/
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More
or Less
Offers
profiles of prominent heroes and villains of the 20th Century.
http://www.moreorless.au.com/
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Moving
Here
Charts
the history of foreign migration to the UK over the last 200
years.
http://www.movinghere.org.uk/
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NNDB
An online
"Who's Who" of notable personalities, both past
and present.
http://www.nndb.com/
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Oh
Canada!
Canadian
history resource.
http://www.ualberta.ca/~bleeck/canada/canhist.html
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Oxford
Dictionary of National Biography
Biographies
of famous Britain's from the fourth century BC onwards.
http://www.oup.com/oxforddnb/
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Past
Places
Past Places
describes itself as "a free major global resource for
finding or listing images and information, memories, stories,
video of people, past places, past times, houses, homes, friends,
family, ancestors, communities, towns, cities, streets, history
and events".
http://www.pastplaces.co.uk/
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PBS
- Commanding Heights
Take an
in-depth look at the economic development of dozens of countries
around the world, or learn more about the growth of globalization
and world trade in general.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/
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The
History Net
Find out
what happened on any given day in the past or which famous
or historical figure you share your birthday with.
http://www.historynet.com/tih/
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The
New Zealand Edge
Showcases
the accomplishments of some of New Zealand's greatest achievers
and personalities.
http://www.nzedge.com/
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The
Wanderlust Page: Travels to Historic Places
Photo tours
of historical sites in Jordan, Egypt, China and Syria.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/8987/index.html
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Time
Access
Time magazine's archive online. The site is subscription based.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/archives
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US
History.org
Contains
key documents from US history including Columbus' letter announcing
his discovery of America, the US pledge of allegiance and
the Monroe doctrine.
http://www.ushistory.org/documents/
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WebBiographies
Create
and share your own family tree online.
http://www.webbiographies.com/
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WhoYouShouldKnow.com
Features
biographies of royalty and heads of state worldwide.
http://www.whoyoushouldknow.com/
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World
History Archives
Links and
information on the history of countries the world over. Impressive.
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/
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World
History Compass
International
historical resource.
http://www.worldhistorycompass.com/
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