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Animated adaptation of the Gettysburg Address. Great way to present the speech to students/

It starts out slow but then it is better.

Very Awesome Visual of Gettysburg Address

Collections of maps of Europe and the Middle East in high resolution and organised by centuries. Also has a video on Europe since Roman times.

Classtools.net provides free, customisable flash templates to embed into blogs, wikis and websites.

Templates for creating free animated Flash diagrams for History.

The American flag was born on June 14, 1777 (now you know why we celebrate Flag Day on this date) after the Continental Congress adopted this resolution: That the Flag of the united states be 13 stripes alternate red and white, that the Union be 13...

stunningly beautiful website about the challenges facing the Great Lakes today

A must see website... especially for Science/Geography teachers

Animated maps showing the imperial history of the Middle East and the spread of religions. The graphics are beautiful and provide a simple overview of the broad sweep of history. I've found these useful at the start of a unit/semester/term to provide a general introduction. My students think they need a hard rock track in the background as a soundtrack...

Feature Where has democracy dominated as the world's most popular form of government? See 4,000 years of democracy in 90 seconds... > Go to Map History of Religion How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries? Imperial History of the Middle East Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of world events?

An animated map which is an excellent source of information on foreign interference in Africa. You can zoom and use the left/right keys to navigate through the graphics. Helps to show how African power structures have changed over time. Very cool!