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1. America's Story

   This great collection lets you meet amazing Americans, jump back in time to important historical periods, explore the states, or see, hear, and sing bits from America's past.

   http://www.americasstory.com/

   
   

2. Great Speeches

   This outstanding audio collection offers a new speech every day. The archives include over seventy speeches from Martin Luther King Jr., Prince Charles, Paul McCartney, and other leading figures of the century.

   http://www.historychannel.com/broadband/searchbrowse/in...

   
   

3. Africa - The Cradle of Civilization

   Examine the history of early man and ancient Africa on this ThinkQuest site including audio and video files. There are profiles of the countries, ethnic cultures, and the slave trade too.

   http://library.thinkquest.org/C002739/index2.shtm

   
   

4. Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent

   Take a multimedia tour of the African continent with this large collection from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Find pictures and sound clips by subject, country, or by using a map.

   http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/AfricaFocus/

   
   

5. Arctic Exploration Online - The Jeremy Project

   Check out expeditions by the U.S. Coast Guard aboard the Polar Star to historical sites in the Arctic Circle. Includes photos, audio, and video!

   http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/arctic/explore/

   
   

6. Columbia Communities: Sand Point

   Explore the history of this area since the building of the big dams on the Columbia River. Includes photos and audio clips of oral histories.

   http://www.ccrh.org/comm/sand/begin.htm

   
   

7. Discovering Mexico

   This cool National Geographic site takes an inside look at this country and its culture. Follow a photographer and get daily dispatches from his journey to Mexico, including sounds and photos!

   http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mexico/

   
   

8. Discovery Channel: The Search for the USS Indianapolis

   Read and listen to stories from men who survived the ambush of this historic ship and track its final voyage.

   http://www.discovery.com/exp/indianapolis/indianapolis....

   
   

9. Ettamogah: Songs

   Along with their history, get the lyrics and hear the tunes for Waltzing Matilda and Australia's national anthem, Advance Australia Fair.

   http://ausinternet.com/ettamogah/waltzing.htm

   
   

10. Greensboro Sit Ins: Launch of a Civil Rights Movement

    Read the story of this sit-in at a Woolworth's counter in 1960 and its lasting effects on the Civil Rights Movement. Includes pictures and many audio clips from people involved in the sit-in.

    http://www.sitins.com/

    
    

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