Best of History Website

Links to any period in history.

Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark PBS - Enter the world of Lewis, Clark and the rest of the Corps of Discovery using timelines, interactive maps and istorical documents.
Discovering Lewis and Clark - Illustrated with selections from the journals of the expedition, photographs, maps, animated graphics, moving pictures, and sound files. Clicking on any still image or highlighted word will lead you to another level of insight into the significance of the Lewis and Clark expedition in American history, and in contemporary life.
Lewis and Clark Trail - An interactive map of the trail with a variety of resources.
Time Magazine: Lewis and Clark - From Time Magazine...a celebration of the bicentennial.
Lewis and Clark's Historic Trail - Maps, timelines, journals, biography, etc.
Lewis and Clark Expedition - History of the expedition.
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial - Commemoration of expedition.
Lewis and Clark Project - Interactive Map.
Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis and Clark and
the Revealing of America.

 

            

World War II

The World at War: The history of World War II - A very comprehensive site with a timeline and links to other sites.
The Perilous Fight - From PBS, witness World War II through rare color film, and read letters from a nation redefining itself.
History Channel - Contains a brief summary of the causes of World War II, and a description of the war and its aftermath. Also includes links to many other articles throughout the article.
WWII Links - Many differents links about World War II. This site gives links to timelines, battles, military divisions, individual accounts of the war, as well as diary examples.
Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington D.C.) - A site dedicated to the information about the holocaust.
Truman Library - World War II in Posters - In 2001, the Truman Library received an important collection of almost 500 World War II posters. The posters in this collection address such diverse topics as wartime security, enlistment, production of food and war materials, salvage and conservation, patriotic inspiration, relief efforts, and funding of the war through the sale of war bonds.