Excellent History Resources

These resources include everything from general history to famous speeches to popular culture. You’ll find links to important historical documents and even a bit of English history. As always, ClassBrain takes the work out of searching for the best resources on the web.

History Channel: Speeches
This is a database of History’s most important speeches. You’ll find them under subjects such as Politics & Government, Science & Technology, Arts, Entertainment & Culture, War & Diplomacy. Hear the words that changed the world from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech, to Lou Gehrig's farewell to baseball. This vast collection is drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the twentieth century.
Source:       A & E Television Networks

Authentic History Center
The Authentic History Center is independently owned and operated by Michael S. Barnes, a teacher at Byron Center High School. Students are active contributors and users of the site. He formulated the idea of creating a history website that is not only a collection of links, but an archive of American history sources based on popular culture. This includes audio, images, letters, and diaries.
Source:       Michael S. Barnes

Our Documents
A national initiative on American History, civics, and service, this site includes 100 milestone documents of American history. This is one of the most important benefits of the Internet in that we can not only learn about these documents, but also see them, read them, and study them in detail.
Source:       ourdocuments.gov

The Virtual Reference Desk
The Virtual Reference Desk is produced by Christopher C. Brown, reference and government documents Librarian at the University of Denver, Colorado. The goal is to help researchers on a variety of topics with nearly 1,000 web pages arranged by subject and to provide access to over 150,000 official government documents, as well as government agencies.
Source:       Christopher C. Brown

Tudor England 1485-1603
Conduct research on Tudor Monarchs, relatives, and citizens, and get access to primary sources, images, letters, and quizzes. Learn about life in Tudor England, Tudor Genealogy, and link to films and more sites.
Source:       Marilee Hanson

Decades History Timelines
As the name of the site suggests, this is devoted to timelines of every decade from the year 1000 to present day. Search by topic, decade, year, or day. Find out what happened on this date for the past 1000 years!
Source:       decades.com

Best of History Websites
Best of History Web Sites is an award-winning portal created for students, history educators, and general history enthusiasts. Here you'll find sites, rated for usefulness and accuracy, that will help you study or teach a wide variety of topics and periods in History.
Source:       Bestofhistorysites.net