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Highly recommend anything from activehistory.co.uk. Russell Tarr is fantastic and his games really capture the interest of those "I hate history" students.

Useful for classroom discussions, days where a fire alarm cuts your class in half, etc.

Strategic studies have retained the thinking of Karl von Clausewitz at its core. The Prussian General's understanding of war by reference to the political process saw wars as the "continuation of politics by other means" (Clausewitz, 1997). In conflict research, this has become the most widely quoted definition of war. What made Clausewitz's work 'On War' so successful was that he wrote about war by focusing on its general aspects, or more simply, on the spirit of war as he saw it. In this way, war no longer drew on narrow and specific contexts, but rather became understood, as an enduring phenomenon, in general terms.

Documents, images, resources and quotes on the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901.

A report on the day Edison uttered "Mary Had a Little Lamb" while cranking on a phonograph, and then played it back. Includes a link to the December 22, 1877 edition of Scientific American, reporting on the phonograph and prescient ruminations on what it may mean for technology. Also includes A marvelous quote by Edison: "I was never so taken aback in my life. I was always afraid of things that worked the first time."

An interesting resource for the study of African slavery in the northern states of the US. I think they're trying to make a point. It gives secondary source information and also some quotes from primary sources on the topic.

Most of the information from this site is secondary, however it has some quotes from ancient authors in context and some beautiful images. The site maintains that the images are copyright and should be used only with permission and of course we'll do that. Of course.

Using Google Tools to create e-portfolios

I just had a look at the month-long free trial and this looks like a great resource for lessons or student research on history and geography. I'm waiting to receive a quote on how much an annual subscription costs. Subscriptions like this, I believe, can become excellent substitutes for textbooks.

My school has I believe all the ABC-CLIO Databases and I recommend them highly. They come out of our library budget. All teachers should at least try a free trial.

Edited text of the "Edict of Milan"