Today in History

Today in history is brought to you by the Library of Congress. This site
gives you facts on what happened in history on this date.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html

Another similar site by the History Channel.
http://www.historychannel.com/thisday/

Other "This Day in History" sites.
http://datadragon.com/day/
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/
http://dmarie.com/timecap/

This day in sports history.
http://www.nationalpastime.com/
http://www.thefootballsearchengine.com/cgi-bin/Football-History/today2.pl
http://www.hhof.com/HTML/hhset.shtml
http://www.famousfoto.com/history/basketball/index.php
http://www.on-this-day.com/cgi-bin/otd/sportsotd/sportsotd.pl

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General History

America's story from the Library of Congress. Meet amazing Americans,
explore the states, jump back in time and much more.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi

1492: An Ongoing Voyage, an exhibit of the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/1492.exhibit/Intro.html

History links from all time periods for kids.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/
http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/history.htm
http://www.kids.gov/k_5/k_5_social.shtml

The Dust Bowl era.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tshome.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312210/Dustbowl.html

The Great Depression.
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/US_History/Depression/index.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001569/
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/
children_depression/government_responds.cfm

Compare prices during the Great Depression to prices today.
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_19268_20778-52530--,00.html
http://www.rolfealumni.com/gravlund/the_great_depression.htm

How the Depression affected children.
http://newdeal.feri.org/eleanor/er2a.htm
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/
children_depression/depression_children_menu.cfm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails/

The Great Depression in Colorado.
http://history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blygd25.htm
http://history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blyindexdepression.htm
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourViewCategory.cgi?category_id=7164&tour_id=6043

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Colonial America

The first pilgrims in America.
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/Pilgrims/Pilgrims.htm
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/1stthnks.htm
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/hidden-history-excerpt.html

What did the pilgrims wear.
http://www.life123.com/holidays/thanksgiving/pilgrims/what-did-the-pilgrims-wear.shtml
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/clothes.htm
http://web.ccsd.k12.wy.us/techcurr/Social%20studies/05/0101pilcloth.html

The first Thanksgiving.
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/feast/
http://www.pilgrimhall.org/1stthnks.htm
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/history/first-thanksgiving/

Go back in history with the colonial kids and discover what their world was like.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0826

The history of the original 13 colonies.
http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/Colonies/Colonies.htm
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm
http://www.congressforkids.net/games/thirteencolonies/2_thirteencolonies.htm
http://www.scarborough.k12.me.us/wis/teachers/dtewhey/
webquest/colonial/13_original_colonies.htm
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000153.shtml

Amusements in Colonies.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13coloniespark.htm

Colonial kids.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002611F/
http://www.history.org/kids/

Colonial currency.
http://www.nd.edu/~rarebook/coins/ColCurrency/

Be a history detective. Go back in time and investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts,
a colonial family from northeastern Connecticut. Collect clues to uncover answers to
7 questions about colonial life in the 1700s. Then prove your skills as a history detective
by discovering "What's wrong with this picture?"
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/smartfun/colonial/intro/intro.html

American flag timeline.
http://members.tripod.com/kkenkuri2/american_flag.html
http://www.tooter4kids.com/ourflag/flag_timeline.htm
http://www.refdesk.com/usflag.html

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Westward Expansion

Louisiana Purchase
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/LouisianaPurchase/LouisianaPurc.htm
http://americanhistory.pppst.com/louisianapurchase.html
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/louisianapurchase.htm
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals/louistxt.html
http://www.gatewayno.com/history/LaPurchase.html

The California Missions Web Site, with a brief history of each mission.
http://www.missionscalifornia.com/
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/Missions/Missions.htm

For the study of the California Missions, Presidios, Pueblos, and Ranchos
and their Native American, Hispanic, and Early American Past.
http://www.ca-missions.org/links.html

Pioneers moving west in wagons.
http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/hubs/great_gateway_west/
great_gateway_west.html
http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/pioneers.html
http://www.thefurtrapper.com/oregon_trail.htm
http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/westernexpansion.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/6400/travel.htm

The westward expansion includes the gold rush, buffalo soldiers,
pony express, maps and much more.
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/US_History/Westward_Expansion/
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/subject/history/westward.html

From PBS, a complete history of the gold rush with map and timeline.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/

California Gold Rush.
http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/UsaHistory/CalGoldRush/CalGoldRush.htm

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Immigration

Ellis Island: first port of entry.
http://www.ellisisland.org/genealogy/ellis_island.asp
http://www.historychannel.com/ellisisland/index2.html
http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/jcssimmigration.html

Angel Island: western port of entry.
http://angelisland.org/history/
http://www.donaldlaird.com/landmarks/counties/500-599/529.html
http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/jcssimmigration.html

Ben's guide to U.S. Government on citizenship.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/citizenship/index.html

Many facts and the history about the Statue of Liberty presented
by the National Park Service.
http://www.statueofliberty.org/Fun_Facts.html
http://www.statueofliberty.org/Statue_History.html
http://www.french-at-a-touch.com/Statue_of_Liberty/statue_of_liberty.htm

History of immigration and find records of your ancestors.
http://www.ellisislandimmigrants.org/
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/immigrant/
http://americanhistory.about.com/cs/immigration/
http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/jcssimmigration.html
http://teacher.scholastic.com/immigrat/index.htm

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Women's History

Women's History is a venture into the lives and perspectives of
women from the Tampa Bay Tribune.
http://www.biography.com/womens-history/index.jsp
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenshistory1.html
http://www.pocanticohills.org/womenenc/womenenc.htm
http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/jcsswomenshistory.html

Distinguished Women of Past and Present has biographies of women
who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers,
educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders,
artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive hundreds of years ago
and some are living today.
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
http://search.eb.com/women/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/women/index.htm

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African American History and Culture

Timeline of African American History.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline.html

African American culture web connections to poetry, art, authors,
businesses, churches, history, entertainment, and more.
http://www.kidsdomain.com/kids/links/Black_History.html
http://www.aawc.com/Zaawc0.html

Recent population statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/black.html

This site gives a brief account of the Amistad event, you can
choose between text or animation.
http://www.cultures.com/features/amistad/index.html

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October 2011 UB/112jw