Here, you can discover what Abraham Lincoln had in his pockets on the night he was assassinated. (You will be surprised.) Or you can read about other "Amazing Americans" such as Buffalo Bill Cody and his "Wild West" show; the heroism of Harriet Tubman, who helped many slaves escape bondage; the music of jazz great Duke Ellington; or the inventions of Thomas Edison. (You will even be able to see his first motion picture!)
 

 

At The History Channel you will find historical information ranging from Great speeches (in audio) to facts about this day in history, world timelines, games, what happened on your birthday!
 

 

Searchable records of organised crime families, biographies, and information on notable historic events. A large collection of rare photographs, charts, articles and interviews. Also a collection of links and suggested books for further research.
   

 

Wikipedia is a free-content encyclopedia, written collaboratively by people from around the world. The site is a wiki, which means that anyone can edit articles, simply by clicking on the edit this page link. It runs on MediaWiki software.
   

 

The National Archives is a public trust on which our democracy depends. We enable people to inspect for themselves the record of what government has done. We enable officials and agencies to review their actions and help citizens hold them accountable.

   

In the last three decades, the field of women's history has begun to transform the way the overall history of the United States has been told. The women's liberation movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s simultaneously highlighted the neglect of women's experience in the writing of history and stimulated hundreds of educated women to study women's history.
   

 

Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it.
   

 

Welcome to the Home of the East Perth District Basketball Association (Inc.), a member of Basketball WA.
   

 

All about Canada!