History
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Born in Slavery
Born in Slavery offers 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery, with 500 photos of former slaves.
George Orwell
Website devoted to the works of George Orwell, containing a biography, pictures and discussion boards.
Bureau of Land Managment: Historical Photographs
Search more than 3,500 historical digital images documenting the nation’s westward migration.
The African Burial Ground
Explore the largest known intact colonial African cemetery in America. This website presents the artifacts and burial grounds in a great multimedia presentation. From cuff links to beads there is a lot to discover.
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School
Hundreds of very well archived treaties between the United States and Native Americans have been put onto this database developed by Yale.
Inventors of the Modern Computer
A look at how Microsoft and Apple evolved and what companies have since dropped out of the operating system business.
Emma Goldman
For more than three decades the "most dangerous woman in America" taunted mainstream America with her outspoken attacks on government, big business and war. This site pays tribute with and thorough look at her life.
The 1904 World's Fair
Learn about the 1904 World's Fair in Missouri by taking a virtual tour. The virtual tour enables you to view pictures and find information on all the amazing exhibits of the fair.
Saskatchewan Stories
Multimedia website that allows you to browse through a timeline and read stories about various work activities from Saskatchewan. The timeline starts from the First Nations groups and goes to today.
Bonus Links
Careers in Animation
A nice summary of some career paths that a film/television animator could take. Besides this article, the website also offers information on animation and computer animation schools.
useit.com: Jakob Nielsen's Website
An exhaustive resource for learning about usability and web site design. The bi-monthly column, "Altertbox", has valuable advice.
Color Primer: In Living Color
An in-depth look into color theory, color absorption, and different ways to digitally display color.
Nosalgia Central
A website full of information and pictures on nosalgic items from the 1960's 70's and 80's. From pop culture, to music, to tevevison, to movies, this site has it all.
NASA Education
Get connected with NASA! A wonderful web resource for students wanting to watch videos, do interactive missions or requesting real NASA speakers!
The Serco Transartic Expedition
Learn about a solo ski expedition across the Antarctic. This website incorporates the technology used in the expedition as well and photos and video clips.