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Almanacs

African-American Almanac
offers history, biographies
CIA World Factbook
provides detailed country information
CNN Daily Almanac
what's happening, what happened
Information Please Almanacs
several topical almanacs
Biography
Academy of Achievement
profiles of extraordinary individuals
Biography.com
over 25,000 biographies from A&E
Catharton.com
artists, authors, directors, and musicians
Distinguished Women
bios of women past and present
Inventor Hall of Fame
bios by inventor or invention
Lives
links to thousands of biographical resources
MEL Biography
a metasite of biographical resources
Public Figure
learn about people in the news
Countries
CIA World Factbook
provides detailed country information
Countries A-Z
general information, recipes, fact book, etc.
CountryReports.org
country info from around the world
Flags of all countries
premiere flag site
Nationmaster.com
country statistics in graphical, easily compared formats
Dictionaries
Information Please Dictionary
and encyclopedia
Law Dictionary
defines legal terms
Medical Dictionary
defines hundreds of medical terms
Phrase Finder
find phrases related to a word
Rhyme Zone
type in words to find rhymes and synonyms
Webopedia
defines computer and Internet terms
Encyclopedias
Britannica
includes links to "best" web sites
How Stuff Works
articles about how things work
HyperHistory
search timelines of history
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
philosophical research
Medline Plus
medical encyclopedia
Government
American Factfinder
US Census Bureau information
Federal Web Locator
quick links to gov't agencies
FirstGov
"your first click to the US Government"
GOVSPOT
Federal, State, and Local Government resources
THOMAS
searchable information about the U.S. Congress
The White House
executive branch of our government
The Senate
connect with your senator, search for bill
House of Representatives
what's happening in the house
Project Vote Smart
about US elected officials & candidates
United Nations
official site
US Supreme Court
official site
Fed Stats "Kids Page"
links to gov't pages designed for K-12
Maps
Historical Maps
from the University of Texas
Maps on Us
"navigation made simple"
Mapquest
type in an address and get a map
Mapquest World Atlas
a complete world atlas
National Atlas
US Atlas provided by the government
QuickFacts
census information by geographic area
Weather Maps
from the Weather Channel
World Atlas
from the WorldAtlas.com
Miscellaneous
Convert Anything to Anything
over 8,000 conversions
Create-a-Graph
input data and create many types of graphs, which can be saved as .jpg files for use in reports and presentations
Currency Converter
get current foreign exchange rates
Cyndi's Genealogy List
over 30,000 links
Free Translation
Cut and paste webpage text into this site for free translations. Not perfect, but adequate
Hoovers Business Network
company profiles and links
Political Cartoons
current cartoons from major newspapers
News
BBC News
world news from London
CNN.com
major news network
FindArticles.com
first online article-search service
Newspapers across the US
state by state directory
Newspapers around the world
country directory
The New York Times
east coast national newspaper
The Los Angeles Times
west coast national newspaper
Reuters
financial information and news
Star-Ledger
local newspaper online
Sports Illustrated
news from the world of sports
USA Today
national newspaper
Phone Books
Anywho
find people & businesses in US and Canada
Switchboard
e-mail, address, and phone finder
Toll Free
find toll free numbers
Zip Code Lookup
have an address, need a zip code
Quotations
Bartlett's Familiar
the famous collection
Shakespeare
a collection of famous quotes
Time / Date
Jewish Calendar Tools
holidays, date conversion etc.
Official US Time
guide to US time zones
Time & Date
has current time and date for places worldwide
Today's Date & Time
all about today's date
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