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Geography & Cultures

America The Beautiful
Database. Detailed information on the economics, culture, history, and government of each of the states and major territories of the United States of America.

Culturegrams World Edition
Database. Explore the cultures of 182 countries and territories in reports that include maps, statistics, a glossary, and in-depth information on each country’s culture, geography, and history.

Culturegrams States Edition
Database. Tour the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in these reports filled with facts, symbols, time lines, and more.

Culturegrams World - Kids Edition
Database. An elementary student’s guide to 66 countries, featuring cultural and geographical information, history, maps, flags, and images.

Lands and Peoples
Database. An online encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and current events. Articles include photographs, maps, games, and other special features intended for students.

The World Factbook Maps, flags, and up-to-date country profiles.

Blank Outline Maps of Countries and Continents Need to color a map of a certain country? This web site has blank maps to get you started.

50States.com Almost anything you could want to know about U.S. states. Capitals, state symbols, cities, counties, climate, current events, economy, flags, maps, and more.

History

100 Milestone Documents 100 important documents from U.S. history, from 1776 to 1965. The Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers, Louisiana Purchase, Gettysburg Address, and lots more.

Africans in America America’s journey through slavery, from PBS Online. Each section, based on a particular time period, features a Resource Bank of pictures, stories, biographies and more.

African American World Your guide to African American history and culture.

America's Story (Library of Congress)

Culture and Change: Black history in America Includes an interactive timeline and a special feature on African American Inventors. From Scholastic.

Daily Life in Ancient Civilzations by certified teachers Mr. and Mrs. Donn.

DMarie Time Capsule What happened on the day you were born?

Eyewitness to History: History through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It

Browse the World History of the world, from prehistory to modern times, from MrDowning.com.

Titanic A special exhibit from Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Wayback U.S. History for Kids from American Experience. Presidents, discrimination, the future, the Gold Rush, civil rights, and more. Explore your own family history in "Family Ties."

Holidays and Celebrations

The Earth Calendar

Holidays around the World for K-12 (James Madison University)

Holidays on the Net

KidsClick!: Holidays

Major Holidays

Government

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

FirstGov for Kids

Justice for Kids and Youth

Illinois

Chicago Historical Society: The History Files

Chicago History Timeline

The Illinois History Project

The Illinois History Resource Page: Just for Kids

Illinois State Museum: State Symbols of Illinois

Learn Illinois

States and Capitals: Illinois