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Has some primary sources and images related to the history of Freemasonry. Maybe they explain the secret handshake...?

A digital history site that includes images and historical essays on crowds and crowd violence during the French Revolution, developed by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University and the Department of History, University of California, Los Angeles.

Modules designed for George Mason University's U.S. survey course offering relevant exercises that reinforce textbook readings and classroom discussion. They provide an alternate, often entertaining, way of investigating historical concepts and problems.

Primary sources and teacher resources on the Soviet Gulag system. Part of the excellent Center for History and New Media, George Mason, University

The VATICAN SECRET ARCHIVES. Sounds cool, doesn't it? I'm not sure it is. You have to fill in all this information and get special acess but I couldn't find anything in there except some Masonic-looking logos. Very Da Vinci Code.

A site with primary sources that also guides students in source analysis/evaluation. It's run by George Mason University (they do a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to open-access digital history. Good on 'em!).

Excellent collection of history sites well-organised under a diverse range of topics. Yet another brilliant open-source history resource provided by the good people at George Mason University. They rock!