World History
Today in History at BrainyHistory. If you have a history themed site or blog, you might want to check out this page. With a single snip of code, you can have your site automatically highlight historical events or birthdays that occured on the current date.
Here is an example:
Today in History
1989 Argentina, hit by rocketing inflation, runs out of money
1967 Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army and stripped of boxing title
1947 Thor Heyerdahl and Kon-Tiki sail from Peru to Polynesia
1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Home Owners Loan Act
1914 W. H. Carrier patents air conditioner
All Events on April 28
more History
I probably will not put this on the WHB but I thought it might interest some history bloggers or site owners.
- Lenin's Russia
Lenin's Russia. This site offers annotated links to biographies of Lenin. It also has information on his ideas, foreign and domestic policies, death, and historical analysis. I rarely link to sites which are primarily a directory of links to other...
- Project Leif 2000 Greenland
Project Leif 2000 Greenland - Lists events, maps, history, settlements as well as World Heritage Site status for 1,000 year anniversary of the Viking discovery of North America. From the site: In the year 1000 A.D., the legendary Greenlander Leif Eriksson,...
- Dmarie Time Capsule
dMarie Time Capsule: Enables users to create printable "Time Capsules" for any date in history from 1800 to 2001, although "data for the years 1800 - 1875 is probably spotty." From the site: To begin, enter a date in the box above and click either: ...
- Historyexplained.com
HistoryExplained.com Examines the background history that is needed to understand the major economic and political problems in the world today. From the site: This web site contains a short explanation of the background history that is needed to...
- Wwii: Clips From Fdr Library
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum has a series of very short clips, like the one above on the Holocaust, "that provide a quick overview of important topics and events from the Roosevelt Era." Thanks to Jeff Feinstein for sending...
World History
Today in History at BrainyHistory
Today in History at BrainyHistory. If you have a history themed site or blog, you might want to check out this page. With a single snip of code, you can have your site automatically highlight historical events or birthdays that occured on the current date.
Here is an example:
Today in History
1989 Argentina, hit by rocketing inflation, runs out of money
1967 Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army and stripped of boxing title
1947 Thor Heyerdahl and Kon-Tiki sail from Peru to Polynesia
1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Home Owners Loan Act
1914 W. H. Carrier patents air conditioner
All Events on April 28
more History
I probably will not put this on the WHB but I thought it might interest some history bloggers or site owners.
- Lenin's Russia
Lenin's Russia. This site offers annotated links to biographies of Lenin. It also has information on his ideas, foreign and domestic policies, death, and historical analysis. I rarely link to sites which are primarily a directory of links to other...
- Project Leif 2000 Greenland
Project Leif 2000 Greenland - Lists events, maps, history, settlements as well as World Heritage Site status for 1,000 year anniversary of the Viking discovery of North America. From the site: In the year 1000 A.D., the legendary Greenlander Leif Eriksson,...
- Dmarie Time Capsule
dMarie Time Capsule: Enables users to create printable "Time Capsules" for any date in history from 1800 to 2001, although "data for the years 1800 - 1875 is probably spotty." From the site: To begin, enter a date in the box above and click either: ...
- Historyexplained.com
HistoryExplained.com Examines the background history that is needed to understand the major economic and political problems in the world today. From the site: This web site contains a short explanation of the background history that is needed to...
- Wwii: Clips From Fdr Library
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum has a series of very short clips, like the one above on the Holocaust, "that provide a quick overview of important topics and events from the Roosevelt Era." Thanks to Jeff Feinstein for sending...