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Databases

	American Decades - 20th Century  Covers 20th-century events and social history beginning in 1900 and ending in 1999. Includes historically important events, issues, definitions of difficult concepts or terms, and other interesting trivia and sideline stories.
	American Government (ABC-Clio)  Have questions about how the government works? Find out more here! What is our government based on? How do the different branches work? What are your rights? And, what do you need to know to make the most of your government?
	American History (ABC-Clio)  America didn't just appear, we had to fight to exist! Find out how we got here, what it took, and what's happening now. It all shapes what we are! And, you can find a "This day in History" here, also!

Websites

Picturing America  Gain a deeper appreciation of our country's history and character through the study and understanding of its art.

Games
	The 1920s Challenge  How well do you know the 1920's and the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald? Do you know the plot & characters in the novel The Great Gatsby? Do you know what happened in the 1920's? This game will find out how just how much you know!
US History
	Life Magazines Digital Images  Life magazine's photo archive is now available online. Over 2 million images are available dating back to the 1750's. Images can be used for personal use.
	The Kentuckiana Digital Library  This digital collection contains over 80,000 photographic images, 100,000 newspaper pages, 230,000 book pages, hundreds of oral histories, and maps documenting the history and heritage of Kentucky.
Nevada History
	Online Nevada Encyclopedia  This multimedia encyclopedia offers articles on Nevada's history and peoples, natural history, arts and culture and business and the economy. Also includes the history and growth of gaming in the state.
World History
	Ancient Egypt  See and learn about the ancient Egyptians life and culture.
	Ancient Egyptains  Learn all about the Ancient Egyptians!
	Ancient Greeks  Learn all about the Ancient Greeks!
More World History
American History
	African American Registry  Information on African-American biographies, history, poetry, music, and more.
	American Memory Project  From the Library of Congress, American History as it really happened.
	Black History Month  Great resources for Black History month assignments includes biographies, featured book titles, websites, synopsis of selected literary works, a quiz anf a timeline.
More American History
Visual Arts
	Picturing Modern America 1880-1920  Build your skills of 'reading' photos as you look for the clues. You can build your own histroical exhibit using photgraphs.
General
	Best of History Websites  Links to over 1000 history web sites.
	History  From the History Channel, information supporting the television programs.