History

Best of History web sites specifically for students.

The past into the future - The History Place

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The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 120 million items. The collections include books, sound recordings, motion pictures, photographs, maps, and manuscripts.

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The history of the world (eventually) from the Khan Academy!

Smithsonian magazine places a Smithsonian lens on the world, looking at the topics and subject matters researched, studied and exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution - science, history, art, popular culture and innovation - and chronicling them every day for our diverse readership.

The Independence Hall Association (IHA) was founded in 1942 to spearhead the creation of Independence National Historical Park. We are written into the enabling legislation of the Park and stand as an independent group of private concerned citizens overseeing and being consulted on matters concerning the Park.

Read the latest stories written by History News Network in Time magazine.

Our mission is to help put current events into historical perspective. Given how public opinion is shaped today, whipsawed emotionally on talk shows this way and that in response to the egos of the guests, the desire for ratings by the hosts and the search for profits by media companies and sponsors, historians are especially needed now.

History Today is a magazine whose aim is simple: to bring serious history to a wide audience. It is based in London and published monthly. We publish the world's leading scholars, on all periods, regions and themes of history. Every contribution is carefully edited and illustrated to make the magazine a pleasurable, as well as an informative, read.

The Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights and The Hold of Time.

History is the study of the past, particularly how it relates to humans.

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