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50 States links to individual state homepages, symbols, flags, maps, constitutions, representatives, songs, birds, flowers, trees, and more.
100 Milestone Documents compiled by the National Archive and Records Administration which chronicle US history from 1776 to 1965.
A Starting Point brings together the viewpoints of both sides of the aisle to discuss issues.
Alexander Palace includes links to a plethora of sites on Russian History.
All Sides allows you to see the news and current affairs from all perspectives: from the left, center and right. What's your personal bias and how can we learn to conduct civil discourse when talking to people who are coming from a different perspective?
American Battlefield Trust has info on the battles and people of the Revolutionary War, Civil War and War of 1812.
AP Daily Live Review offers prep for all AP courses.
Audm lets you listen to longform journalism from top-tier publications without subscriptions.
BBC links to what has long been considered non-partisan articles and information from around the world.
Blinking Lighthouse Map is hypnotic cartography!
CIA World Factbook provides photos, maps and extensive information on all countries.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers is a Library of Congress/National Endowment for the Humanities resource that lets you search Americas newspapers from 1836-1922 and provides Info on newspapers going back to 1690.
Constitute provides access to the constitutions of the world to read, search and compare.
D-Day Memorial provides the history of this pivotal day in WWII history, plus audio, videos, veterans' stories, and more.
Discover National Parks lets you take a look at all the parks in the US.
The Economist offers articles on World Politics, Business, Finance and World Economies. Register and you can read up to three articles a week for free.
Every Time Zone helps you calculate the differences in your local time with all parts of the world.
Eyewitness to History has firsthand accounts to many historic moments in history.
Fact Check, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
Fair Trade -- standards to ensure trade is equitable, transparent and ethical are governed, coordinated and certified by a number of organizations:
Fair for Life looks at every step of production to certify products as Fair Trade
Fair Trade America strives to promote products and businesses which follow all standards of Fair Trade
Fair Trade Certified indicates thousands of products which have met all standards of Fair Trade
Fair Trade Federation strives to promote products and businesses which follow all standards of Fair Trade in North America
The Fair Trade Foundation licenses the use of Fair Trade certification in the United Kingdom.
Fair Trade International has links to all standards which need to be met to earn Fair Trade certification.
FLOCERT is an independent certification organization which ensures supply chains are built upon Fair Trade practices
World Fair Trade Organization is a global community of social enterprises that fully practice Fair Trade.
A Guide to Fair Trade Labels provided by retailer Fair Trade Winds helps you navigate the 5 most common Fair Trade labels
Famous Trials contains primary documents, transcripts and original media to almost 100 famous trials throughout history.
FBI: The Vault contains over 6,700 documents and other media that have been released to the public.
FedSpending helps you see where government funds are being spent
Five Thirty Eight is the standard in national political polling.
The Food Timeline tracks the history of food and provides recipes.
Geography Games from Teuteuf including Worldle, Where Taken?, GeoConnections and more!
Ghost Towns of America explores now-abandoned areas throughout our country.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is an incredible resource to support the study of American History.
Global Goals highlights the 17 goals for a sustainable world by 2030, with resources tied to making a difference within each of the goals.
Global Investigative Journalism Network provides up-to-date reporting, plus insight into journalism.
Global Oneness believes in the power of multi-disciplinary and award-winning stories, with timely topics such as climate change, water scarcity, food insecurity, poverty, endangered cultures, migration, and sustainability, to emphasize our common humanity.
Good on You rates apparel companies on their environmental sustainability practices.
Google Sightseeing uses Google Earth & Google Maps to bring you around the world!
GovTrack.us allows you to track US Congress providing legislative information and statistics.
High School Ace is a collection of free online academic resources for teens. It features interactive quiz games focused on English, Math, History, and Science facts, homework help, plus links to lots of great websites.
How Many People Voted? breaks down voting by state and looks at trends.
Howdy, Mr. President is a photography perspective of JFK from UT Arlington
ICivics lets you act as the head of a government to make the decisions needed to run your country and keep your citizens happy.
Interactive Constitution of the USA has constitutional experts interact with each other as they explore the Constitution's history and what it means today.
Intro to Navigation provides info on reading a topographical map and using a compass or GPS receiver.
Judy Records is the largest search engine of United States court cases on the Internet.
The Kid Should See This has thousands of short, amazing videos that cover many topics in history!
The Learning Network / NY Times offers a wealth of participatory and real world learning experiences using The New York Times. Enjoy the article of the day, a news quiz, a student opinion section, plus podcasting.
Lighthouse Friends links you to history and photos of all lighthouses in the US and Canada.
Living Atlas of the World is the foremost collection of geographic & environmental info that can be combined & layered.
Mapping Sound Across America does exactly that....amazing!
MCN Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museums is, by far, the most comprehensive guide to virtual museum resources, E-learning, and online collections covering art, culture, history, science. Amazing!
Morse code Translator will translate to and from Morse Code and let you hear the sound of your message.
NewsGuard: The Internet Trust Tool provides ratings to signal is a website has a hidden agenda or knowingly publishes falsehoods or propaganda.
Newspaper Navigator is a Library of Congress project which lets you search over 1.5 million historic newspaper photos.
Nation Master allows you to compare countries side-by-side on everything from crime to obesity. See statistics in a visual way.
National Security Archives contains over 100,000 de-classified records documenting the history of US policy.
New York State Board of Elections has ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION FOR THOSE WHO TURN 18 and helps you understand the entire process.
Nolo is the free dictionary of law terms and legal definitions.
NYPL Map Warper from the NY Public Library teaches you how to "rectify" a map and lets you view maps that have already been rectified.
Old Maps Online indexes over 400,000 historical maps from around the world
Open States helps you research politics in your state. Find your legislators, review their votes, search upcoming legislation, track bill progress and more.
Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents compiled by the National Archives chronicle US history from 1776 to 1965
Oyez is a judicial archive of the Supreme Court of the United States and a breakdown of the cases decided.
The Oyez Project: A Multimedia Archive of the US Supreme Court aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the court since Oct 1955, plus information of justices and virtual tours.
PBS Learning Media has tons of free video content on all topics.
Pew Research Center takes the pulse of Americans and people around the world on a host of issues every year.
Politifact provides political fact checking from the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists from the Tampa Bay Times.
Population by World Data Lab is an incredible tool to look at your life expectancy and how that fits into the demography of the world.
Presidential Pet Museum covers ALL the White House pets.
Presidential Plinko visually demonstrates the uncertainty of political polling.
Project 44 is an interactive map site that follows the movement of the Western Front during WWII
Retro Report is a independent documentary news site to connect the past to the present and increase civic engagement.
Seterra is the ultimate map quiz site. Learn geography while having fun!
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture is a searchable, interactive resource to explore history and culture through an African American lens.
State and Local Government Internet Directory provides convenient one-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.
Stateline, an independent element of the Pew Research Center, lets you keep track of what's going on in your state capitol and in other states throughout the country.
Supreme Court Cases That Shape Our World from Retro Report is an interactive timeline covering defining cases.
Tank Museum is a YouTube channel that has LOTS of video clips on the history and features of tanks.
Time Graphics is an online timeline creation tool. You also have access to many public timelines including History of Humankind and Presidential Lifetimes.
True Size helps you compare the true size of countries.,.,.not always apparent in 2-D maps.
US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives explores the rich heritage of "the People's House" and its role in US history since 1789.
US Copyright Office is helpful for all things related to copyright -- protecting your ideas or inventions, understanding the process or seeing what's already been registered.
US Courts provides information about the federal court system, the judges and cases heard at that level plus much more.
Vote.org helps you register to vote, arrange absentee ballots and informs on all aspects of the voting process.
Vote Smart provides free, unbiased, in-depth information about current officials, candidates, issues, legislation, and voting.
When Taken lets you analyze an historic photo to try and guess the year and location that it was taken. So fun & interesting...and a great way to become a better historian!
Wikimap is a map of every geotagged article for the top 15 language-specific Wikipedias.
Wolfram|Alpha gives you access to the world's facts and data and calculates answers across a range of topics, including science, nutrition, history, geography, engineering, mathematics, linguistics, sports, finance, music... and more.
World Digital Library provides free access to manuscripts, rare books, maps, photographs, and other important cultural documents from all countries and cultures.