History databases

History and Biography

 
America the Beautiful

Click on the name of any state, or Washington, D.C., on the  large map of the United States, and you'll be taken to the section dealing with that state. There is also information about Puerto Rico or the major U.S. Territories (Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa). Special features include: U.S. Topics, Timelines, Profiles, Games, and Almanac.

Annals of American History (Britannica)
With over 2,000 primary source documents the Annals of American History includes more than 500 images, 200 video clips and 25 audio clips and  is an excellent source for expanding your understanding of the history and culture of the United States. Browse the site in several different ways: Timelines, Authors, Topics in American History. 
Biography Resource Center Gale Group's Biography Resource Center includes biographical information, graphics, and full-text articles from hundreds of journals.  
History Resource Center Gale Group's History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 1,000 historical (primary) documents, more than 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journals covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. and world history.
Student Resource Center Gold  This fully integrated database from Gale contains thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text periodicals coverage, photographs and illustrations, and audio and video clips. A Student Resource Center-Health Module is also included with the Gold version.