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Ancient World Web: Geographical Listing
     This site collects a huge number of resources on the ancient world, from Ancient Egypt to the Near East.

Anne Frank Online
Read about the life and times of Anne Frank and view a scrapbook of her family.

Biographies
    More than 20,000 biographies of famous people worldwide.

Black History
    Links to various sources, including the African-American Mosaic at the Library of Congress.

From Revolution to Reconstruction
    A Web site about "American history, from the colonial period until Modern Times." Based on a textbook.

History Channel
    Listen to great speeches. "This Day in History." Traveler section has much historical information, including the Holocaust.

The Oregon Trail
     Click here and enjoy the adventure of the great western journey.

Sipapu: Chetro Ketl Great Kiva
     This site presents a three-dimensional reconstruction of a Great Kiva, an architectual feature found in many prehistoric Anasazi communities in the Southwestern United States.

U.S. Historical Documents Archive
    Looking for the text of the "I Have a Dream" speech or the Gettysburg address? This site has lots of famous speeches and texts.

Virtual Renaissance: a Journey Through Time
     Travel back through time and space to a world completely different from your own. This site offers opportunities to examine the Plague, the times of Shakespeare, the Tower of London, and other aspects of the Renaissance. Created by students at Twin Groves Jr. High in Buffalo Grove, Ill. as part of the ThinkQuest competition.