History

Chicago Tribune Historical
Covers the years 1849-1985.  Great for Chicago History projects!

Facts.com
Includes a collection of national and world news coverage from 1940 through today.

Historical Newspapers
Search a specific date (your birthday, for example), 500 biographies, and major historical events from the past 150 years.

American Memory Project
Need a primary source for a research paper?  This site has digital versions of many Library of Congress collections.  Browse maps and manuscripts, listen to folk songs, and even watch very old movies.

Chicago Historical Society Online Exhibits
These are really cool. Try the one called "Wet With Blood."

Salem History Library
Search Encyclopedia of American Immigration which provides answers to the following questions; Where immigrants have come from and why; how they have adapted to their new homeland; how they have contributed to American culture and society; how government policies toward them have changed; practical issues of legal and social integration; and how American immigration history has fit into worldwide migration patterns. Additionally every state in the union has its own essay, averaging nearly 1,000 words in length, and a table summarizing demographic data. Ten cities with particularly large immigrant populations are also subjects of essays.

Shmoop History
A new resource for U.S. History that includes timelines, images, and extensive citations. Graduate students at “top universities” are responsible for the content.