General
American Experience: Technology
American technology, including inventions, from PBS.
American Memory
Collections of words, pictures, sounds, and movies from the Library of Congress Americana collections.
Discovering Collection
Don't miss this subscription database from the Arkansas Serendipity Project. The Discovering Collection searches DISCovering Multicultural America, which offers information on the culture, history, and current status of African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans; and DISCovering U.S. History, which goes beyond dates and places to provide users with a contextual understanding of the commonly studied people, events, and social movements that have shaped America. You will also find essays devoted to such diverse topics as government, politics, art, dance, film, music, business, the economy, science, technology, and social history.
History Channel: This Day in History
Search for what happened on any day of the year by using the "Your Birthday" box.
Innovative Lives
Use this Smithsonian Institute site for information on inventors.
Invention Dimension Inventor Archive
MIT's invention site.
Inventors Online Museum presents Inventors Museum Lobby
Find your inventor here!
National Archives Online Exhibit Hall
Browse the online exhibits, which include famous documents, posters from World War II, photographs, and a special exhibit called "When Nixon Met Elvis."
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Search by inventor or invention for information on individuals who have been honored by the NIHF. To be selected, the invention of the nominee must be under a US patent, must contribute to the nation's welfare, and must promote the progress of science and the useful arts.
Colonial America
American Colonies
Here are some sites that deal with the Salem Witch Trials.
Salem Witch Trials at DiscoverySchool.com
Learn more about the real story behind the hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials.
The Salem Witchcraft Trials
One of Doug Linder's featured Famous Trials.
Late 1800s
African American Pamphlets Home Page
This collection presents a review of African-American history and culture, from the early 19th through the early 20th centuries, with most published between 1875 and 1900.
Turn of the Century
Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Lots of links (unfortunately not annotated) from the Department of History of Tennessee Technological University.
Haymarket Riot
Information plus links from the Chicago Public Library.
The Twentieth Century
20th Century History by the Decade
Decades! Links, links, and more links from the Chico High School Library in Chico, California.
Ad*Access
From the advertising collection at Duke University, over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Ad*Access concentrates on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II.
American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century
More decades! Created by the Kingwood College Library in Kingwood, Texas, this site has great information and links organized by decades.
Filmsite: Film History by Decade
Film history by the decade and the year, including an annotated list of "greatest films" for each year.
Flappers 2 Rappers
American youth slang by decade during the 20th century, as reported by Merriam Webster.
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century
Explore their list of the top 20 achievements, and learn how engineering shaped a century and changed the world.
World History
Even more decades! A great starting point.
The 1920s
Jazz
Lots of audio clips, biographical information, and historical notes, based on the PBS television series Jazz by Ken Burns.
The Jazz Age: Flapper Culture & Style
Lots of information on flappers from the Louise Brooks Society.
Lucky Lindy
Information, maps, and timelines. Based on the PBS series The American Experience.
Walt Disney Family Museum
The creation Mickey Mouse and the Mickey Mouse Club in the 1920s are included/
The 1950s
David Halberstam's The Fifties
David Halberstam is THE expert on the 1950s. Use his History-Channel sponsored site to examine the decade year by year or by issue (The Cold War, McCarthyism, American Ideals, Pop Culture, or Race Relations).
The Hollywood Blacklist
Overview of the investigation of Hollywood radicals by the House on Un-American Activities Committee taken from the Encyclopedia of the American Left.
Hollywood Blacklisting
Interview based on a PBS documentary about the House Un-American Activities Committee during the McCarthy Era.
The 1960s & 1970s
'60's Culture Lisa's Nostalgia Cafe - the 1960's
An Angelfire site, but one of the best. Not to be missed for pop culture.
Impact of the Black Panthers
Overview from the National Museum of American Art exhibit on the Black Panthers.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford
Texts of King's writings, as well as information about him.
The Wars for Viet Nam: 1945 to 1975
Overview information, texts of important documents, and links. Hosted by Vassar College.