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A portal to America Information about government, education, mass media etc in USA and Canada The White House Read about the President and what's on in the White House |
United States Embassy Norway About the Embassy services. Also includes Internet resources about the U.S. |
Geography |
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| City Search Find information about different cities in the US | 50 states Here you can easily find facts about the states and the capital cities |
Four Corners |
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Cindy and Michael in the Four Corners Pictures and facts about different sites in the four states Colorado What to do in Colorado The Arizona Guide Lots of information about Arizona Grand Canyon National Park Official information about the canyon and the park |
New Mexico Tourism Department of New Mexico New Mexico's Land and People Facts about New Mexico Utah Official State Tourism Site The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Official website of the Mormons |
New York |
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New York Skyscrapers This website shows NY's skyscrapers and includes web cams from many of the buildings Central Park Pictures and information about Central Park. New York WebCams Take a look at what's going on in NY - right now! |
The Official New York City Website Official information about the city The Museum of Modern Art Study modern art online The Metropolitan MuseumIncludes an online collection of more than 3 500 works of art |
New Orleans |
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New Orleans Website Directory A directory of New Orleans web pages NewOrleans.Com Information about NO. Includes web cams. New Orleans Travel Guide Traveller's information about NO The Creole and Cajun Recipe Page Learn about the New Orleans cuisine |
The French Quarter The history and geography of this famous part of the city
City of New Orleans Official information about the city Wikipedia - Hurricane Katrina Wikipedia on the hurricane in 2005 NYTIMES: Hurricane Katrina Maps and graphics |
History |
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America's Story History presented by the Library of Congress About: American History A great collection of history links A Biography of America American history showed in pictures and short comments Early AmericaAbout the Declaration of Independence and the lives of early immigrants to America The History Place Read about the American Revolution, WW2, the Vietnam War and other historic issues Presidents of the United States Biographies and pictures of the Presidents of the USA Society of Mayflower Descendants Information about the people onboard the "Mayflower" and about the journey Liberty! The American revolutionA chronicle of the revolution, about daily life in the colonies. Also includes a game testing your knowledge of the American Revolution |
George WashingtonInformation on President Washington from the White House The Life of George WashingtonFilms about Washington The American Revolution Lessons about the revolution and activities and quizzes for every lesson Black Peoples of the Americas About slavery, the triangular trade, plantations and much more Encyclopaedia of USA history: SlaveryRead about the slave systems, slave lifeandother issues regarding slavery The American Civil War HomepageA collection of resources about the Civil War The Civil WarShort lessons about the Civil War.Including quizzes where you can check your knowledge.. |
John F. Kennedy |
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The History Place: JFK Photo History Photos from different eras in JFK's life John F. Kennedy Biography About his life and work as a President John Kennedy Short biography from the White House The John F. Kennedy Assassination Homepage The facts about the assassination in Dallas |
The Kennedy Assassination An advanced site about the people involved and the theories about the incident The Kennedy Way About John, Jackie and Robert Kennedy and their influence The Bay of Pigs The history of Cuba, the invasion at Bay of Pigs Coverups - Lincoln and Kennedy coincidences A comparison of the assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy |
Martin Luther King Jr. |
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The Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project A very good site about Mr. King and his work Martin Luther King About MLK and Civil Rights. Includes a test |
The King Center About the center and Martin Luther King Celebrating Black History Includes link to LIFE's personal images of Martin Luther King |
Civil Rights Movement |
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Civil Rights Movement Timeline Important events listed year by year We shall overcome Historic places of the Civil Rights Movement Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott Short presentation of the boycott |
Montgomery Bus Boycott And other issues in African American History Rosa Parks Lessons about Rosa Parks and her experiences The Rosa Parks Portal Links to web pages about Rosa Parks |
Christopher Columbus |
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Christopher Columbus Facts about his journeys, ships and crew Extracts from Columbus' Journal Read what Columbus wrote on his voyages Columbus link page A collection of links concerning Christopher Columbus and his explorations |
European Explorers: Columbus A Canadian collection about Columbus Christopher Columbus About Columbus – from a native American perspective Columbus and other great explorers About Columbus and the holiday "Columbus Day". Also information on other explorers |
Native Americans |
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First Nations Histories Read the histories of the different Indian tribes Native American Tribes A collection of web pages about different Indian tribes Trail of Tears About the deportation of Cherokee's in 1838-39 The First Americans About the different Indian cultures, their way of living |
History and Artworks of Native Americans Portraits and biographies of many historic native Americans Crazy Horse The life of a Sioux Indian New Perspectives on the West Contains lots of information about the West; people, places and events |
11th of September |
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Attack on America A site that contains load of information on the terror act. America's Day of terrorBBC News' webpage about the terror act. You can find pictures from the disaster and facts about the incident. World Trade Center About the building and its construction. WTC - Photo Essay A photo gallery telling the story. |
Altered Skyline Facts about the impact. Map of the hijacked airplanes Study the route of the planes involved. The first reports Read what CNN wrote immediately after the attack. PentagonPentagon's official website. |
Culture |
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The Museum of Modern Art Study modern art online The Metropolitan Museum Includes an online collection of more than 3 500 works of art Timeless Hemingway Biographies, facts and photos The Ernest Hemingway Foundation The life and works of Hemingway Hemingway around the web A collection of resources about Hemingway A Farewell to Arms - Study Guide A short summary, study notes and character analysis All About Jazz A searchable guide to all aspects of jazz Red Hot Jazz ArchiveAll about jazz before 1930 Jazz Roots Facts about musicians, overviews, fun facts and much more |
Louis Armstrong Tribute The history of Armstrong and his influence on jazz Satchmo Net Everything you need to know aboutLouis "Satchmo" Armstrong Duke Ellington Pictures and biography HalloweenKidsAbout celebrations all over the world. How to raise money for Unicef on Halloween Spooky WordFindCan you find the Halloween words? A word seeker made by NASA Halloween on the NetInformation on the history of Halloween History Channel - on HalloweenFind out more about the history and traditions of Halloween |
Newspapers |
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| Online Newspapers Read newspapers from every state in the US |
USA today America's most popular newspaper New York Times New York's most important newspaper |