Archived exhibition reveals how European writers and mapmakers thought about America during the Age of Discovery. Describes the allegorical images Europeans sometimes used to portray America and features the Gutierrez map, drawn in 1562, which is full of depictions of giants, cannibals, mermaids, monkeys, and sea monsters.

A tour of the preparation for, and the day-by-day events of the Camp David negotiations from Ibiblio.org. At times, the summary of events is linked to the Presidential "Daily Diary" showing the president's daily activities. Read about the legacy of the Accords.

Explains the traditional Cherokee rules that surround both telling and listening to oral tradition. Identifies two basic types of Cherokee oral tradition: sacred stories and small animal stories. This site also contains a video of a contemporary Cherokee storyteller telling "The Rattlesnake Tale." RL.9-10.6 cultural World Lit

Excellent site that is part of a larger collection of documents from the Soviet System. Site gives a good explanation of the Five-Year plans put into effect by Stalin.

Ibiblio.org provides a brief background of the crisis and links to letters (originals and translations) exchanged between JFK and Khrushchev.

Site from Ibiblio.org on the exhibit at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Contains information on the history of the scrolls, an extensive explanation of each scroll, and pictures.

Ibiblio.org offers links to three documents signed by Germany, Japan, and Italy during World War II.

The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides an interesting and easy-to-use dictionary of the history and meaning of many measurement terms. Metric, International, and English Customary Systems are included; but there are also explanations of Apgar scoring, hat sizes, radiocarbon year conversion, and many other tables and scales.

A real-world example of how statistics can be used to lie. In this case, it is the issue of speed limits and insurance premiums.

If you're looking for poems to interpret, you will find biographies and examples of some of the most influential poets. Great source for educational purposes. Includes Philip Levine, Seamus Heaney, Czeslaw Milosz, Robert Pinsky, Yusef Komunyakaa, Margaret Walker, and Richard Wilbur.

This brief ibiblio.org article provides an overview of the key painters of the Renaissance in Italy. The artists and their major works are the key focus here and while further links on them are available, but you will not find anything on literature or other cultural endeavors outside of the visual arts.

This ibiblio.org exhibit discusses in detail the history of the Soviet Union. The site is grouped into two main categories with several sub-headings. One is Internal Workings of the Soviet System including: Repression and Terror: Stalin in Control, Kirov Murder and Purges; Secret Police; The GULAG; Collectivization and Industrialization; Anti-Religious Campaigns; Attacks on Intelligentsia: Early Attacks, Renewed Attacks, Censorship and Suppressing Dissidents; Ukrainian Famine; Deportations; Jewish Antifascist Committee; Chernobyl'; Perestroika. The second main heading is The Soviet Union and the United States including: Early Cooperation, Soviet and American Communist Parties, World War II, and the Cold War.

This site from ibiblio.org gives information about the historical relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States. After reading the summary on this page, click on the links at the bottom of the page to read about early cooperation, communist parties, World War II, and the Cold War.

This site from ibiblio.org is a speech given by Adolf Hitler about the event called the Beer Hall Putsch.

Statement made on August 6, 1945, by the former Secretary of War, Stimson. Discusses the details of the production of the atomic bombs used to end World War II. Introduces the members of the Interim Committee as well. Site by Ibiblio.org.

Original document, 1942. Roosevelt places in effect emergency orders to control prices, inflation and domestic economics during war time.