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Here are a bunch of useful links, as well as sites that I just find cool. Some are history-related; some aren't.
Biographies/profiles of famous people
- NNDB.com (the Notable Names Database)
- Who2.com
- MoreOrLess.au.com (heroes and killers of the 20th century)
- AmericanPresident.org
- POTUS.com
- American President: An Online Reference Resource
- AmericanPresidents.org
- American-Presidents.com
- Patron Saints Index
Collectibles
- Ty.com
- BreyerHorses.com
- HorseCollector.com
- ModelHorseGallery.com
- MadameAlexander.com
- MatildaDolls.com
- SebastianWorld.com
- BellerophonBooks.com (paper dolls)
- MyLittlePony.com
- Dream Valley (My Little Pony)
- WBritain.com (toy soldiers)
- Arquebus.com (toy soldiers)
- Michtoy.com (toy soldiers)
- Soldierart.com
- Toy-soldier-gallery.com
- TimeWalkerToys.com
- HessToyTruck.com
- FamousBe-an.com (historical dolls)
Fun
- Disney.com
- Marilee.us -- paperdolls, crafts, word puzzles, and much more
- NIEHS Kids' Pages -- jokes, stories, games, songs, and other activities
- CoolQuiz.com -- trivia, quizzes, and other fun activities
- RivalQuest -- lots of great coloring pages to print out
- PencilFlag.com -- printable flags that you can attach to a pencil, as well as other fun activities
- Regards.com -- a free e-card site
History
General
- HistoryPlace.com
- HistoryChannel.com
- HyperHistory.com
- HistoryOnTheNet.com
- HistoryGuy.com
- ActiveHistory.co.uk
- BestHistorySites.net
- HistoryNet.com
Ancient Rome
American Revolution
U.S. Civil War
World War I
World War II
Language/quotations
Law/trials
- TheSmokingGun.com
- CrimeLibrary.com
- Crime.About.com
- AMW.com (America's Most Wanted)
- StatementAnalysis.com
- CourtroomArtist.com (court artist Vicki Ellen Behringer)
- Hearthworks.net/JoanLynch (court artist Joan Lynch)
Movies
Music
- NIEHS Kids Pages -- read the lyrics to kids' songs as you listen to the music
- French songs -- this page is all in French; anyone slightly familiar with the language will enjoy the lyrics, music, and quizzes
- Hymn Site -- lyrics and music to a variety of hymns
- Schoolhouse Rock lyrics
- Scout Songs
Patriotic
Personality tests
- Kiersey.com
- PersonalityType.com
- HumanMetrics.com
- SimilarMinds.com
- 2h.com
- OutOfService.com
- WizardRealm.com
- PoliticalCompass.org
- World's Smallest Political Quiz
