History

The telling, generally chronological, of human events, usually including an explicit interpretation of those events.

Sub-headings:

Historical Documents and Sources

History Blogs

Interactive weblogs that invite users to participate in discussions about history, its study, methods, controversies, and role in society. Includes analysis of historical events as well as historians' perspectives on current events.

History by Era

History by Region

History by Topic

Resources in this category:

EyeWitness to History
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/

"Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it." This website highlights excerpts from primary source material, articles, photographs, audio recordings, and video clips about important people and events throughout history.

Footnotes to History
http://www.buckyogi.com/footnotes/

This site is dedicated to providing information about former nations that are largely unknown, and not referenced in many textbooks. Many of these nations were short-lived, quite small, or ethnic regions.

Historical Text Archive
http://historicaltextarchive.com/

Contains historical articles, ebooks, original documents, essays, photographs, and a large collection of Weblinks pertaining to all sorts of historical topics.

The History Net
http://www.historynet.com/

"HistoryNet.com contains daily features, photo galleries and over 1,200 articles" originally published in Weider History Group's magazines. Extensive searchable archive of history magazine articles by "the world's largest publisher of history magazines."

How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Have you ever wondered how a car engine works? This site answers questions about the way all kinds of things work-- from refrigerators to computers to the human body.

HyperHistory Online
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html

View 3000 years of history using interactive timelines for science, religion, the arts, and politics. Click to find biographies, maps, images, and links. Timelines for famous women, global warming, and the 2008 economic crisis are also included.

Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web
http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Online-Exhibitions/

Features a searchable list of links to online exhibitions created by archives, historical societies, libraries and museums worldwide. Managed by the Smithsonian Institution.

Perseus Digital Library
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/

An evolving humanities digital library. Presently collects materials on classics/antiquity, Art and Archeology, 19th Century America, Renaissance literature, the Richmond Times Dispatch, and other topics.

Time Capsule
http://www.dmarie.com/timecap/

Do you know how much bread cost on the day you were born? Enter a day from 1900-1997 and this site will return some of the top headlines, songs, tv shows, and toys for that year, academy award winners, data on prices and income, and famous people born on that day.

Timelines of History
http://timelines.ws/

Timelines of History contains time lines of historical events from the big bang to 2008. Events are listed by historical period, by day of the year, country, or U.S. State.

UNESCO World Heritage Centre
http://whc.unesco.org/

The World Heritage center manages the World Heritage List of over 800 sites, monuments, or buildings around the world that have been deemed to be culturally, historically, or ecologically significant. Also contains World Heritage-related news and information.

Wolfram|Alpha
http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Wolfram Alpha quickly locates facts, graphs, definitions, tables, numbers, formulas, and other data. Use the "Examples" page to browse and see all the different topics covered.

World History
http://www.fsmitha.com/

Essays, maps, and book excerpts on world history from antiquity to the present. Includes a bibliography and recommended books for most essays.

The WWW VL History Index
http://vlib.iue.it/history/index.html

An index of Web resources, primarily for use by historians, history scholars, and students. The index is divided into the following categories: Research: Methods and Materials, Eras and Epochs, Historical Topics, and Countries and Regions. The Countries and Regions section links to general resources about each country, both historical and non-historical.