This site from the Wikipedia encyclopedia presents a timeline of important events that occurred in the United States from the 16th century on. Links are provided throughout this article for additional information on related subjects.

This Wikipedia page provides a map of Ohio's congressional districts, portraits of all of Ohio's members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Links under each portrait take the user to biographies and to information about the individual...

Experience Honduran culture at this site offered by Wikipedia. Learn about the music, literature, art, religion, cuisine, and family life of this diverse culture.

Wikipedia provides information on the history and sights of Potsdam, a city in eastern Germany, now the capital of the state of Brandenburg.

Learn about this imperial garden in Beijing, a region surrounded by lakes that are often referred to as the Southern, Central and Northern Seas.

Wikipedia offers information on the life of Button Gwinnett, Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence, including the fact that his autograph, being rare, is highly sought after by collectors.

This Wikipedia entry provides information on ship harbors while clarifying the difference between harbors and ports. Topics include both natural and artificial harbors. Gives links to places that are examples of different types of harbors.

This Wikipedia entry surveys the life of the pietist, German protestant theologian August Hermann Francke (1663-1727).

Very detailed encyclopedic entry covering the 2004 Republican National Convention.

This site provides a comprehensive look at Wedding, one of the areas under France's charge during the Cold War in West Berlin.

Describes the life of Luther Martin, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Maryland. He did not sign the Constitution, and he later served for many years as the Attorney General of Maryland.

Brief biographical information on Mencius, a well-known Chinese philosopher and a Confucian.

This site offers extensive resources for teachers for understanding how Wikipedia works and how to incorporate Wikipedia assignments into their teaching. Teachers can explore sample assignments and develop their own. Includes sample...

Learn about the neritic zone, also called the sublittoral zone or sea floor.

A biography of Alexis Lapointe, a Canadian from Quebec who was said to have possessed immense strength and speed.

Fergus, Ontario was originally known as "Little Falls" and is the area where freed slaves formed the Pierpoint Settlement. Information is provided on the town's history, economy and tourism.

Explains what the Greek poleis were, with links to related information.

This article is a brief history of this community located in the northern part of Wellington County in southern Ontario.

Explains, using graphs, how a price floor work, and how an effective price floor will create a surplus in a market.

An entry on the life of Alexander Martin, who served briefly in the Continental Army. He was later tried for cowardice, was acquitted but resigned shortly afterward. This did not hurt his political career, however. He was a delegate to...

Louis Riel led his Metis people against the arriving European settlers. He has been called both a hero and a traitor. A statue in his honor was erected on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature. The construction of this sculpture is...

Crystal Beach in Fort Erie, Ontario was, until 1989, the home to an amusement park and a famous roller coaster, the Crystal Beach Cyclone. Information is provided on the history of this popular Ontario vacation spot.

Loyalist, Ontario was one of the centres of settlement by the United Empire Loyalists in 1783 after the American Revolution. Brief information is given about the township.

Article discusses barn raising in relation to the preparation that went into it before work began, its importance within a community, and the social pressure to participate.