Maps and "This Day In History" Links

from Professor Cunnea

This document is maintained by Professor Cunnea of the Academic Assistance Center at America Online for the convenience of students using that service and others using the Internet for their personal education.  (Keyword AAC at AOL).  Last update: June 1998.

This Date In History Sites

History Buff Calendar Maker

Wonderful site...you enter the year, it makes a calendar so you can see how the days of the week fell.

Today in History

This Date in History

Run by the History Channel

Britannica's Lives: This Day In History

Charming calendar not only shows you who was born on this date, but allows you to jump to any date in the calendar, to all the persons of note born in whatever year you choose, and to biographies of the people named.

The Daily Dose: What happened today in celebrity history

Works only for the day you access -- no access to the rest of the calendar. Shows public events such as celebrity births, deaths, and convictions on the date accessed. Not limited to showbiz celebrities -- includes characters such as Jim Bakker.

On This Day

Daily Almanacs

Dates in History Site

Map Finders and Map Sellers

MapQuest! Welcome!

Yahoo! Maps

PCL Map Collection

U.S. Geographic Service Locater

Allows you to locate things by name (such as Washington Monument) by latitude and longitude.

Heritage Map Museum Web Links

Heritage Map Museum

Exploring the West from Monticello: Home

Geographic Names in Canada (Searchable)

Geography Server at University of Michigan

Telnet and enter the name of a place, and its data -- population, latitude, longitude, etc. -- will appear. Use underscore to represent a space, e.g., Bone_Gap will produce data on Bone Gap, Illinois.

Geographic Name Server/Xerox Map Gateway

U.S. Gazetteer

Enter a town name or a zip code, and be given geographic AND U.S. Census data!

Visit a City with CityLink

Rare Map Collection of University of Georgia

Maps and Photos at Mississippi State University

City.Net World Map

U - Texas Map Finder

Yahoo Maps

Holy Cross Map Finder

Other pages maintained by Professor Cunnea
(delete "NOSPAM" from the mail form to reach the professor!):

Native American Links from Professor Cunnea

Black History Links from Professor Cunnea

1996 Charter of the National Organization for Women (with some women's history links)

Women's Legal History Timeline in the U.S.   New!!

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