People

• In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience
  New York Public Library
  Charts the 13 voluntary migrations.
  
  
• Jewish Labor and the Holocaust
  New York University Libraries
  A unique record of the American Jewish labor movement's anti-Nazi activity, support of underground resistance movements and aid to Holocaust survivors.
  
  
• Fallen Soldiers
  A collection of information about each U.S. service member who died in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  
  
• Time Slips
  Can people with Alzheimer's Disease express themselves?
  
  
• Women in American History
  Encyclopedia Britannica
  This exhibit profiles notable women, groups and events including Jane Addams and the League of Women Voters.
  
  
• Women's Achievements in Aviation and Space
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Highlights women's gifts to aviation and space over the last century.
  
  
• Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers
  Library of Congress
  Read the letters and explore the life of this inventor.
  
  
• George Washington Carver
  Learn about the man who came up with hundreds of new uses for crops like the peanut.
  
  
• Thomas Edison
  Learn about the man who secured patents for more than a thousand inventions.
  
  
• Albert Einstein, Image and Impact
  The American Institute of Physics
  Chronicles the life of Albert Einstein.
  
  
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Seattle Times
  A tribute to the heroic civil rights leader.
  
  
• Dred Scott Case
  University Library at Washington University in St. Louis
  Documentation from the 1856 Supreme Court decision to uphold slavery for a man living in a free state.
  
  
• Free to Dance
  PBS
  A tribute to influential African American choreographers and dancers.
  
  
• Churchill and the Great Republic
  Library of Congress
  Learn about former Prime Minister of the U.K.
  
  
• The John Adams Library
  Boston Public Library
  The famous former president's public and personal collection.
  
  

Places

• The E. Azalia Hackley Collection
  Detroit Public Library
  African American music from the 19th and 20th centuries.
  
  
• The Steedman Architectural Collection
  St. Louis Public Library>
  Leading architects, styles and movements from Western history.
  
  
• A Century of Creativity: The MacDowell Colony
  Library of Congress
  A 100-year anniversary exhibition about the artistic haven for inspiration.
  
  
• Virtual Tour of Auschwitz / Birkenau
  Remember.org
  A firsthand look at one of the most infamous Holocaust concentration camps.
  
  
• Between a Rock and a Hard Place
  National Musuem of American History/Office of Exhibits Central
  Garment sweatshops in America.
  
  
• Chicago Renaissance
  Chicago Public Library
  A hub of African-American culture.
  
  
• Storm of Shot and Shell
  Chicago Public Library
  Weaponry of the Civil War.
  
  
• Chicago's Front Door
  Chicago Public Library
  Learn about Lake Michigan's affect on Chicago's development.
  
  
• Remembering Pearl Harbor
  First-hand accounts and stock footage of the attack.
  
  
• Silent Harvest
  Photos and essays on America's breadbasket.
  
  
• Yellowstone National Park
  Library of Congress
  Learn how a team of 34 men and seven wagons led to Yellowstone National Park.
  
  
• Construction of the Empire State Building
  New York Public Library
  Photographs and key facts about the construction, which required more than 7 million man hours.
  
  
• 1846: Portrait of the Nation
  The Smithsonian Institution
  Take a look at the America of 1846.
  
  
• CornCam
  Iowa Farmer Today
  How tall is it today? Take a virtual trip to Iowa's world-famous cornfield.
  
  

Things

• First Amendment Schools
  First Amendment Schools
  A national program to encourage liberty and democracy among younger students.
  
  
• America at Work, America at Leisure
  Library of Congress
  Chronicles the advent of leisure time at the 20th century's dawn.
  
  
• National Story Project
  National Public Radio
  Hear stories read from all across America.
  
  
• Rijksmuseum, The Netherlands
  Take a virtual trip to Amsterdam.
  
  
• Art for the Nation
  Collecting for a new century.
  
  
• Modernism
  Arts and Crafts to Art Deco.
  
  
• Censored: Wielding the Red Pen
  Explore your own limits of free speech.
  
  
• In Thy Map Securely Sail
  Maps that led explorers to America.
  
  
• Guggenheim Museum
  The online Guggenheim features 273 artists from the museum's permanent collection.
  
  
• Road Maps: The American Way
  Take a road trip to the past.
  
  
• Lighthouses
  Internet Public Library
  Take a photographic journey.
  
  
• Pop Goes the Page
  University of Virginia
  Learn the history of the pop-up book and view 3-D images.
  
  
• Household Words
  University of Pennsylvania.
  Illustrations and thoughts of 19th century cookbooks.
  
  
• 19th Century Schoolbooks
  University of Pittsburgh
  
  
• Sheet Music About Abe Lincoln
  Library of Congress
  
  
• Optical Illusions and Surprises
  The Exploratorium.
  Learn why your mind plays tricks on you.
  
  
• Story Arts
  Delve into the art of storytelling.
  
  
• Museum of Modern Art
  Offers more than 2,700 pages of content.
  
  
• RMS Titanic
  100 years after the ship's sinking.

Animals

• Dinosaurs at Dino Russ's Lair
  Explore dinosaur art, exhibits, destinations and information.