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Free articles include women's history, D-Day, the Harlem Renaissance, and the British Invasion of the Beatles plus other musical groups. There are also links to educational sites that have been reviewed.
The CIA World Factbook, published annually by the Central Intelligence Agency, provides information about the countries around the world, including population, maps, flags, and other statistical data.
The concise Encarta is a free encyclopedia that retrieves a list of articles by key word searching.
Encyclopedia.Com has over 17,000 short entries from the Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia with premium services available from Electric Library for a fee.
This is an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, legends, and more. It contains over 5100 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world.
Fact Monster Information Please Kids' Almanac
Students will find the on-line dictionary, encyclopedia, and homework help easy to use.
The Presidency and a Commemorative of WWII are highlighted at this site. In addition is a Kid's Club area that has games and product information.
There are a few selected articles from the World Book Encyclopedia.
Over 20,000 short biographies plus videoclips and programming can be searched.
Biographies of movie stars, TV personalities, and sports stars are available from Mr. Showbiz.
National Inventors Hall of Fame
A picture and brief biographical information accompanies each inductee.
Want to know the time in Tokyo, Japan? Enter the Date and Time Gateway for the answer.
This guide attempts to list all of the world's countries, and many of its islands, with a pointer to the local time in the region.
Captivated by the final frontier? The Space Calendar from the Jet Propulsion Lab is a treasure trove of information, pictures, and sounds on space-related activities and anniversaries for the upcoming year.
Conversion Programs, Weights and Measures
Classic 164 Currency Converter
You can view any exchange rates among the 164 currencies for any day since 1 January 1990 through the current day.
Full Universal Currency Converter
It contains currency information on 180 currencies in over 250 geographical locations.
Converts and calculates weights, measures, and units. The interactive conversion dial is a snap to use.
Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Quotations
ARTFL Project: ROGET's Thesaurus Search Form
Search the headwords or full text of Roget's Thesaurus, 1911, version 1.02 (supplemented: July 1991) released to the public domain by MICRA, Inc. and the Gutenberg Project.
ARTFL Project: 1913 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (G & C. Merriam Co., 1913, edited by Noah Porter) was provided by Patrick Cassidy of MICRA, Inc. There are over 100,000 entries.
Bartlett, John. 1901. Familiar Quotations
Phrases, passages, and proverbs can be viewed at Project Bartleby that is based on the 1901 edition of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
Foreign Languages for Travelers
If you want a quick translation of common words and phrases, then go directly to The Foreign Languages for Travelers page. Words and phrases are translated in many languages. Simply choose the language you speak, click on the flag of a country, then select from basic words, numbers, shopping and dining, travel, directions, places, or time and dates. One unique feature of this site is the pronunciation sound files for many of the words.
Words that sound the same can have different meanings. This guide will assist you in understanding the differences.
The Internet Picture Dictionary is a completely free, online multilingual picture dictionary designed especially for ESL students and beginning English, French, German, Spanish and Italian language learners of all ages.
A Maths Dictionary for Kids by Jenny Eather
Jenny Eather, an Australian primary teacher, needed a reference resource for her students. In her quest to meet that need, she learned Flash and created a dictionary that is animated, interactive, and allows students to practice. Click on "billion" and discover that you have 10 billion brain cells working for you right now. Roll your mouse over the world time zone chart and you instantly know the time for that part of the world. Over 500 terms are explained in simple language. Every math teacher should bookmark this Web site.
Wordsmyth The Educational Dictionary - Thesaurus
WEDT is an American English dictionary with an integrated thesaurus. It contains 50,000 headwords, and very precisely defined and hyperlinked synonyms.
A World of Online Dictionaries
Are your students learning a foreign language, getting ready for a trip abroad, or studying the culture of a country? Then visit A World of Online Dictionaries, a one-stop link of lexicon lists and dictionaries. Most of these sources translate words to or from English.
Search for 800 and 888 numbers throughout the country.
Look-up zip+4 code information.
50 States of the United States
Brief information about each state.
All of the Washington D.C. Embassies
Street address, phone and fax numbers are provided along with any Web links.
FirstGov.gov, the
official U.S. gateway to all government information, is the catalyst for
a growing electronic government. Our work transcends the traditional boundaries
of government and our vision is global - connecting the world to all U.S.
government information and services.
Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet
Follow the legislative process of current bills in Congress, learn about how a bill becomes a law, or find information about government.
This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders who don't occupy either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, usually going back to at least 1900.
Information about the United Nations and its programs.
Tour the U.S. House of Representatives and find information about current members.
Tour the U.S. Senate and find information about current members.
On the White House web server, you can listen to messages from the President and Vice-President, learn about the First Family, leave a message for the White House, and link to other government servers.
The Library of Congress has prepared an exhibit with representative papers of many historical figures from presidents to women suffragettes.
The National Archives provides and online exhibit, The Charters of Freedom, that include the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
University of Oklahoma Law Center
A very nice exhibit of state flags can be found at the University of Oklahoma along with a superb chronology of American historical documents.
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
The Color Landform Atlas of the United States supplies a topographic and county outline map for each state except Alaska and Hawaii.
This service uses data from the US Census and a supplementary list of cities around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places, using the Xerox PARC Map Server.
Map Machine - National Geographic
Interactive map for locating geographical areas.
Create your own map by typing in an address.
Create your own travel map with MapQuest.
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Hundreds of maps are available from the University of Texas at Austin, which houses the Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL) collection, a good source for contemporary and historical material. Since the PCL maps have no copyright, they can be downloaded and used for any purpose.
This Gazetteer can be searched using name and state abbreviation or 5-digit zip code.
Find out the current U.S. or World populations at this Website.
Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
You can view the statistical data on social and economic conditions in the United States using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Statistics in brief can be viewed in the browser.
The U.S. Census Bureau provides timely information about the people and the economy of the United States. In addition to collecting data, the Census Bureau makes projections and supplies information about topics such as poverty, genealogy, and housing.
