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American History


American Memory
Historical Collections for over 7 million digital items from the National Digital Library.

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Consisting of letters and diaries, maps, pamphlets, sketchbooks, printed books, and photographs, this site documents the political and social history of the United States.

National Museum of American History
Collections, exhibitions, research, publications, and educational programs.

Outline of American History
Publication of the United States Information Agency.

Scribner's American History and Culture (CD-ROM)
Searches Pre-1760 to present by key word, subject and time period. Included is a timeline for specific periods in American History.

September 11: Bearing Witness to History
Artifacts, Photographs and Personal Stories From Three Sites and the Nation's Response

Teaching 9-11
Resources for schoolteachers and college professors created to help educators prepare for the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Today In American History
A Library of Congress presentation of historic facts highlighted by items from the American Memory collections.

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