Cyberkids: Launchpad: History

1492: An Ongoing Voyage: The dramatic events following 1492 set the stage for numerous cultural interactions in the Americas which are still in progress - a complex and ongoing voyage
ABZU: A guide to resources for the study of the ancient near east available on the internet
AFRO-American Newspapers Home Page: This site is a part of the AFRO-American Newspaper in Baltimore City which has been reporting on events and issues relating to the African-American community for 103 years
Aboriginal Studies: Journey through the history and present culture of these people indigenous to Australia
African Studies: The African Studies Association is a learned society which was founded in 1957 as a nonprofit corporation open to all individuals and institutions interested in African affairs
American Civil War: A brutal war that divided a young nation
American Memory: Collections of primary source and archival material relating to American culture and history
American Revolution: A war fought for independence from oppression, that seperated the colonies developing in America from the authority of Great Britain
Archaeological Museum of Bologna, Italy: A museum full of preserved artifacts from ancient civilizations
Archaeological Resources in Sardinia: Find out where Sardinia is, and see a beautiful boat
Black/African Related Resources: This is a list of online information storage sites that contain a significant amount of information relating to Black or African people
California Missions Interactive: The historic missions of California were built when western settlement was just beginning
Canadian Children's Museum: A creative space in which to learn about the world
Civil War Letters: A detailed correspondense of a young man away at war
Constitution of the United States: The outline that set the standard for the United States Government
Declaration of Independence: When Thomas Jefferson wrote this call for freedom, he spoke for all people who would no longer tolerate tyranny
Documents in the News: Read these documents that are effecting current government affairs
Duke Papyrus Archive: The writings of ancient Eygpt
Egyptology resources: This page is set up with the kind assistance of the Newton Institute in the University of Cambridge to provide a World Wide Web resource for Egyptological information
Electric Renaissance: A course available over the internet concentrating on the study of the European Renaissance in the 14th and 15th centuries
Family Life at the White House: See how the first family spends their time together
FedWorld Information Network: The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) introduced FedWorld in November 1992 to help with the challenge of accessing U.S.Government Information online
Federal Budget: This site is about money -- your money (or your parent's money) and how the US federal government is spending it
Federal Bureau of Investigation: The principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ)
Heritage Map Museum Home Page: Mapping boundaries has been a tradition for thousands of years, stop by and see the way ancient people viewed the world and plotted their course
Historical Documents: Read the documents that have shaped the world we live in today
History - Social Sciences: A galaxy search list of history
History Projects: An archive of the history fair and projects relating to history
History and Historiography: An odd array of historical information
History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day: A collection of essays written by Roy Davies on the historical change and importance of money
Intelligence and CounterIntelligence: Know what you're looking at and who's looking at you
Jerusalem Mosaic: Tour through one of the most fascinating cities in the world
Labyrinth: Search through this bank of info on ancient Anglo and Nordic peoples
Life Education Network: Links to information about Global Government, the UN, and Human Rights
Manuscripts Department: The Tulane University Manuscripts Department is a major research center for Louisiana and the southern United States containing many important documents
Military, its People, Policies, & Practices - Via The Well: Rifle through the files on the military, and learn about war and soldier life
Museum of Antiquities: Visit Flints and Stones, the exhibition which takes you to the world of the Late Stone Age hunter gatherers of Britain and north-west Europe
National Budget Simulation: This simple simulation should give you a better feel of the trade-offs which citizens and policy makers will need to make to balance the budget
National Museum of the American Indian: Dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans
NativeWeb: Leading discussions and providing information on the history and culture of the indigenous people of the world
Natural History Museum, London.: Providing information on this London Museum's public programs and exhibitions
Network Exhibitions: Look through these images of the United States around the turn of the century
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): Learn more about this alliance of European countries
Perseus Project: An evolving searchable digital library of information on Ancient Greece
Rare Map Collection at the Hargrett Library: Filter through this selection of rare maps
Scanned Originals of Early American Documents: See the orginal papers these historical writings were penned on
Seven World Wonders: Sail the seven seas of cyberspace to see the seven wonders of the world
Social Science Information Gateway -SOSIG: Providing quality service to sources of information on social science over the internet
Su Tzu's Chinese Philosophy Page: Designed for the purpose of organizing the resources on Chinese philosophy that can be found in the 'cyberspace'
TIGER Mapping Service: The goal of this service is to provide a public resource for generating high-quality, detailed maps of anywhere in the United States, using public geographic data
Thomas: In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, a service of the U.S.Congress through its Library to bring you information about the decisions being made in the U.S. Congress
U.S. Census Info (1990): Count 'em up, find out all the facts you want to know about people that live in America
U.S. Federal Government Agencies: The branches that compose the tree of the federal government, each has it's own shute
U.S. House of Representatives: Provides public access to legislative information as well as information about Members, Committees, and Organizations of the House and to other U.S. government information resources
US Government Information Sources: The vast body of intertwined departments that govern the United States can be found here
White House: The home of the President of the United States

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