Browse eras and timelines for major events in the following areas: Government, Military & Political Events; Social & Cultural Issues; Discoveries, Inventions & Firsts. An overview and a selection of primary sources is provided for each timeline topic. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
SEARCH TIP: In the right sidebar of the homepage, look at Themes in US History, Timelines, and Topic Centers. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
SEARCH TIP:Click on Browse Topics in the menu bar just below the search bar to open the complete list. Use the Topics drop-down menu to narrow your results. Choose an individual decade, and click on Related Topics for topics in that decade. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Browse broad subjects and scroll through the timeline of major debates and conflicts in American history. For each topic, you'll find background information as well as viewpoint articles and supporting primary sources. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Overview essays, biographies, primary sources, videos and slideshows, images, timelines, and maps and graphs in African-American history. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Overview essays, biographies, events and topics, primary source documents, timelines, maps and charts, images and videos on the history of American Indians. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Details the Asian experience in the United States including historic, social, economic, and cultural information. Includes primary sources. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Select a time period and click on a topic area to open a list of events in this historical newspaper database. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
In addition to the subscription databases, take a look at the Websites tab of this guide. Many of the websites are great for discovering a topic too!
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