See a display of correspondence from George Washington on a variety of topics that show his interest in shaping the new country. An explanation of each topic is given along with a transcript of the letter.

Like fun house mirrors, motion pictures over the past one hundred years have reflected, challenged, influenced, and altered our visions of ourselves and the world in which we live. This virtual Exhibition was produced by the Photographic History Collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History as a centennial salute to cinema. The site contains a selection of early equipment, posters, and photographs from the Museum collections.

At the museum's online home, find illustrated and interactive overviews of its collections and programs, along with an extensive set of innovative resources for teaching and learning about major events and themes in American history and culture.

Illustrated accounts of the destruction and loss of two ships sailing to America across the Atlantic illuminate the dangers of nineteenth-century travel and the modes of rescue available at the time. With a range of archival material, including particulars about one set of Irish immigrants fortunate enough t/ have survived the wreck, in 1850, of the Ayrshire.

Imagine moving into a house made out of sod that you and your family had to build in the middle of a prairie! Find great information and activities that will help you understand how it felt to live on the prairie.

Discover the history of a favorite American past-time. Learn the art of creating your own masterpieces with a little bit of help.

View comprehensive sets of artifacts that tell the story of America's wartime past and present. Artifacts from every major American military conflict, beginning with the American Revolution, can be closely examined. Full curatorial notes accompany each object and background movies introduce each of thirteen chapters in America's military history.

View how American citizens helped to keep World War II in the home front through these posters on exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

This resource provides information about communities that lived on or near water, including the canals.

From the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, this exhibition on Brown v. Board of Education shows much of the struggle of the Civil Rights era, not only to achieve equality in educational opportunities but to achieve equality in all realms of American life.

The Smithsonian Institution has collected thousands of items and stories connected with the September 11 attack. View the items, read about them, and listen to the stories of survivors, first responders, and families of those who perished. A touching, moving memorial.

Did you learn to calculate using a 7-foot-long slide rule? Did you learn about the properties of numbers using brightly colored Cuisenaire rods? Ever wonder who invented the graph paper you used in geometry class? Go back to the classroom with this look at the tools used to teach math across American history, from the 1800s to the present.

A brief summary of the history of African American slavery and the Underground Railroad. Activities and books pertaining to slave life, plantations, and the Underground Railroad are suggested.

Smithsonian Jazz is home to several online exhibits, an interactive "Duke Ellington class," recordings, publications, oral histories, and similar resources.

The 'Indiana' steamboat sank in Lake Erie in the mid-1800's. The story of the ship is told through artifacts and maps.

Gives excellent information on all aspects of the nuclear submarines in use today.

This Web site was created to provide more information about the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant; about the course of the accident there; about the steps?extending over almost 15 years?through which the nature and extent of the damage were gradually revealed.

A virtual look at a wide-ranging mix of art and artifacts that visually represent Puerto Rico's culture and history. With thematic overviews of everyday life on the island, music, families, and religion along with many useful educational extras that underscore the skill and imagination of Puerto Rican artists. Includes a glossary of key terms, an interactive map, a timeline, and zoomable views of illustrations.

Online part of a Smithsonian exhibit to honor the 200th anniversary of West Point, the site includes history, interactive maps, historical documents and artifacts.

Online exhibit commemorates the discovery of the polio vaccine. Includes a timelined history of the disease, beginning with the first clinical description of polio by British physician Michael Underwood. Inquiries into the research to cure polio, historical photos, and animated activities for students also included.