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"Lose one of your inserts from National Geographic Magazine? Ever want to see a National Geographic map from before you had a subscription? You can find all of them here, organized by region and theme. My favorite is H.C. Berann's 1968 Atlantic Ocean Floor, which has its own fascinating story. You can't download these or print them for free, but you can zoom in to paw over the details of every map at high resolution. "

"About the National Jukebox The Library of Congress presents the National Jukebox, which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation and other contributing libraries and archives."

" Teaching Resources Find multimedia activities aligned with national standards, educational projects, and more."

Their brand new beta teacher's site. Worth checking out.

"People of African and Asian origin have lived in Britain for at least two thousand years. But this aspect of our heritage has been largely forgotten. By presenting a selection of relevant records held by The National Archives and other sources, the Black Presence exhibition aims to reclaim some of this history and make it more widely known."

national geographic video library collection for education

Free thematic Nat Geo maps from Google

U.S. National Archives Wiki for Researchers) Historical documents

"Welcome to The National Archives Education Service. We bring history to life through our award-winning programme of taught sessions and online resources."

and the comemtns thereon

origins of nations and ethnonations interactive map

" Doors to Diplomacy Theme: Diplomacy and international issues affect individual citizens, as well as governments and businesses worldwide. Please select one of the following eight sub-categories for your Doors to Diplomacy research project. Discussion questions and starter activities within each category are provided as guidelines to help you get started. National Content Standards have been provided for USA Schools. Learn more"

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"Best of History Web Sites is an award-winning portal that contains annotated links to over 1200 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more. BOHWS has been recommended by The Chronicle of Higher Education, The National Council for the Social Studies, The New York Public Library, the BBC, Princeton University, -- and many others."

"Disclaimer The FBI's Reading Room contains many files of public interest and historical value. In compliance with the National Archives Record Administration (NARA) requirements, some of these records are no longer in the physical possession of the FBI, eliminating the FBI's capability to re-review and/or re-process this material. Please note, that the information found in these files may no longer reflect the current beliefs, positions, opinions, or policies currently held by the FBI. The image quality contained within this site is subject to the condition of the original documents and original scanning efforts. These older files may contain processing procedures that are not compliant with current FOIA processing standards. All recently scanned images posted to the Reading Room adhere to the NARA 300 DPI standard. Therefore, we have provided the best representation of the files contained within the Reading Room for your viewing purposes."

discover the world's historic sites, from the most famous national treasures to the oft-forgotten hidden gems. You'll get information on each historic site, directions, entry and contact details and comments from other users

"Battle plans, maps and unit war diaries chronicle the conflict between Europe's great powers. From 1915 read the Cabinet discussions on the progress of the war at the highest level."

"While the Treasury grapples with the financial crisis of the 1930s, the Cabinet and the Foreign Office press for peace as the situation in Europe worsens. Our collections document the rise of the dictators, the international diplomacy that failed and Britain's preparations for war."

" Rationing of food and other goods during World War Two changed the social landscape of Britain for a generation, creating a national culture of ingenuity, austerity and making-do. "

ww2 vids US National Archive Youtube Collection