61. The Potato Then & Now: History The history of potato cultivation and its role in society, including the Irish potato famine. Particular focus on Prince Edward Island, Canada. http://collections.ic.gc.ca/potato/history/index.asp

Potato Rock Stars The band Jethro Tull derives its name from an agriculturalist and potato tool inventor of the same name who lived during the 1700's. Early Beginnings Archaeological evidence credits the natives of Peru with cultivating the earliest forms of potatoes approximately 4500 years ago. Later, Spanish explorers would carry these potatoes home and from there, they spread potatoes throughout the world. more Potato Migration to Europe Spanish conquistadors seeking South American treasure carried the potato to Europe aboard their ships. Over time the potato spread throughout Europe and would have an important impact on European culture. more The Irish Potato Famine In 1845, potato blight devastated the potato crops of Ireland . A widespread famine followed that had a worldwide influence. more Return to the New World European settlement in North America, after Columbus' historic voyage, brought the potato back to the New World . It would eventually become a staple crop and develop into one of the key agricultural products of the colonies. more The Early Years PEI Potato Production British settlers introduced the potato to Prince Edward Island . It was well suited to the Island's environment. Potato production went through a series of ups and downs in the 19th century but by the turn of the century had become well established.

62. The National Museum Of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural history, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC USA. Natural history Highlight. Cicadas! Treetop Opera http://www.nmnh.si.edu/

Information Desk Calendar of Events Exhibits Educational Resources ... Museum Directory Natural History Highlight SCIENCE IN THE NEWS Treetop Opera - Billions upon billions of periodical cicadas make an historical appearance this spring. The entomological opera stars “Brood X”-the species of 17-year cicadas scheduled to serenade this geographic region with their insistent love songs. Learn more ... Feature Web Presentation North American Mammals . Would you like a mammal field guide for the Grand Canyon, or your neighborhood? Are you interested in finding out which species are threatened? Using this web site you can do these things and more, much more. The National Museum of Natural History is dedicated to understanding the natural world and our place in it. Exhibits Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals. For more information about the exhibit, the future website, and mammals visit: http://www.mnh.si.edu/mammals/

63. Usenet History Covers many historical points of the evolution of Usenet, including The Great Renaming and the explosion of the Net. http://www.vrx.net/usenet/history/

Some History RENAME The great renaming Early on, the top level of the Usenet namespace was "net" and "mod". The rancor over picking 7 new top level names was a portend of other Internet namespace disuptes such as DNS. History 1985 - 1990 Bruce Jones collections of emails while researching early usenet history. EXPLODES The net explodes More Bruce Jones compilations. Bruce is the guy that got the sole backups of old usenet from Henry Spencer, and spend summers cleaning and restoring them into current media. They went to archive.org, almost made it inro Deja a couple of times but never quite made it, but now live happily at http://groups.google.com BIFF A confession The story of BIFF. ALT.SEX The creation of alt.sex Oops. SCI.AQUARIA The creation of sci.aquaria Hey, we won fair and (cough) square. FROUPLAW Froups, Pl*cos, *plonk* and My contributions to the Usenet vernacular. HARDY Hardy:The History of the Net Master's Thesis, School of Communications, Grand Valley, State University, Allendale, MI 49401, v 8.5, September 28, 1993, by Henry Edward Hardy, seraphim@umcc.umich.edu

64. Education First: Black History Activities AfricanAmerican history was chosen as a topic because of its importance, popularity and the wealth of Internet resources available on the topic. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html

images from: [four black children in a yard], source: The Library of Congress and Detroit Publishing Company Hotlist Subject Sampler Treasure Hunt ... Videoconferencing Introduction The following six Web sites were created as models to suggest ways to integrate the World Wide Web and videoconferencing into classroom learning. African-American History was chosen as a topic because of its importance, popularity and the wealth of Internet resources available on the topic. What we hope to add to this richness are some specific strategies for integrating the Web into learning. So rather than merely send learners to a Web site, we've arranged separate formats designed to support different kinds of learning. Read the blurbs below or check out Working the Web for Education to help you decide which activities you might want to use. Hotlist Black History Hotlist is a starting point for anyone studying African-American events and issues. If you have your own learning activities in mind, you might use these links as raw material or the place to begin independent research. Interactive Treasure Hunt If you want to test your knowledge of African-American history (and even develop an essay on the topic), try the

65. The Manchester Astronomical Society: History The first hundred years, list of presidents, list of archived documents. http://www.u-net.com/ph/mas/history.htm

The Manchester Astronomical Society History Presidential Lecture by M. Duckworth, F.R.A.S., 17th Oct 1974, published in Oct. 1978 as a history of the Manchester Astronomical Society., 1903 - 1978 . (75 years). Additions to the MAS history 1903 - 1978 by K. Brierley. Programme and ticket for the 75th Anniversary Meeting. Syllabus 1978 - 1979 A History (The First Hundred Years) List of Presidents of the Manchester Astronomical Society. Past Events and Syllabus Archive List of documents held at the Manchester Central Library On 27th June 1996 members celebrated 50 years at the Godlee Observatory John H Hindle a short biography by Kevin Kilburn Other sites: The History of Astronomy A web site devoted to information not available else where. Also visit The Society For The History Of Astronomy Back to the M.A.S. Home Page Maintained by Michael Oates Last updated 10 May, 2003

66. Education First: Black History Hotlist Black history Month February is Black history Month, by Yaw Boateng; Why We Need Black history Month All Year Around by Henry Martey Codjoe; http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hotlist.html

Black History Month Leaders News Poetry ... General Resources Introduction The following resources come from all over the Internet. Some are provided by companies like CNN Interactive while others are the products of university scholars or amateurs. Use these sites as the raw material for your own study of African-American history and issues. Remember to read critically and look for hidden agendas, bias, or errors that might creep into the Web pages. If you'd like a more guided learning experience, go to the main Black History Month Web site. Black History Month "February is Black History Month," by Yaw Boateng "Why We Need Black History Month - All Year Around by Henry Martey Codjoe Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950) Carter G. Woodson and Black History Month (brief background) Issues in Depth: Black History Month from The New York Times Learning Network Slavery and African American History The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture Colonization: The Beginnings of the American Colonization Society Abolition: Abolition as a Social Movement Migration: The WPA: Cavalcade of the American Negro Authors and the Federal Writers' Project Other Slavery Resources Africans in America: America's Journey through Slavery from PBS Online Sojourner Truth Harriet Beecher Stowe's description of Sojourner Truth Francis Henderson describes living conditions under slavery (1856) James Martin remembers a slave auction (1937) ... The Underground Railroad from National Geographic

67. ChurchRodent: Rich Tatum's Glossary Of Church History By R. A. Tatum, partly based on Bruce Shelley's Christian history in Plain Language. http://tatumweb.com/churchrodent/

Search: Abbott, Lyman Abelard, Peter (1079-1142) Act of Toleration (1689) Addai ... Zwingli, Ulrich (1484-1531) ChurchRodent : Rich Tatum's Glossary of Christian History Based in-part on Bruce Shelley's Christian History in Plain Language

68. Internet Society (ISOC) All About The Internet: History Of The Internet Internet Histories Internet history and Growth, by William Slater III Chicago Chapter of the Internet Society PPT presentation; http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/

Histories of the Internet Other Interesting Sites Issues Market Research/ Statistics ... Internet Code of Conduct Internet Histories: Internet History and Growth, by William Slater III - Chicago Chapter of the Internet Society [ PPT presentation The Tao of IETF - A Novice's Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force A Brief History of the Internet by those who made the history, including Barry M. Leiner Vinton G. Cerf David D. Clark Robert E. Kahn Leonard Kleinrock Daniel C. Lynch Jon Postel, Lawrence G. Roberts, Stephen Wolff. A Spanish-language translation is also available. A Short History of Internet Protocols at CERN By Ben Segal Brief History of the Internet Excellent narrative of the Internet and Related Networks by Vint Cerf. Hobbes' Internet Timeline An Internet timeline highlighting some of the key events and technologies which helped shape the Internet as we know it today. Internetology Contains a snapshot of worldwide connectivity every 6 months from November 1993 to May 1997.

69. ChroKnowledge - Preserving America's Corporate History Commercial enterprise offering services to preserve and chronicle perishable historical assets. Consultation services include using these assets in marketing and communication initiatives, development of virtual museums and deployment of historical assets using a digital asset management system. http://www.chroknowledge.com

70. Internet Society (ISOC) All About The Internet: History Of The Internet Back to Internet Histories A Spanishlanguage translation is available here. A Brief history of the Internet. history of the Future. http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml

Histories of the Internet Other Interesting Sites Issues Market Research/ Statistics ... Internet Code of Conduct Back to Internet Histories A Spanish-language translation is available here A Brief History of the Internet Barry M. Leiner Vinton G. Cerf David D. Clark Robert E. Kahn ... Authors Introduction The Internet has revolutionized the computer and communications world like nothing before. The invention of the telegraph, telephone, radio, and computer set the stage for this unprecedented integration of capabilities. The Internet is at once a world-wide broadcasting capability, a mechanism for information dissemination, and a medium for collaboration and interaction between individuals and their computers without regard for geographic location. The Internet represents one of the most successful examples of the benefits of sustained investment and commitment to research and development of information infrastructure. Beginning with the early research in packet switching, the government, industry and academia have been partners in evolving and deploying this exciting new technology. Today, terms like "bleiner@computer.org" and "http://www.acm.org" trip lightly off the tongue of the random person on the street. This is intended to be a brief, necessarily cursory and incomplete history. Much material currently exists about the Internet, covering history, technology, and usage. A trip to almost any bookstore will find shelves of material written about the Internet.

71. UGA African American Studies A brief biographical sketch of several key figures in African American history. http://www.uga.edu/~iaas/History.html

African Americans have played a vital role in the history and culture of their country since its founding. An important part of the curriculum at the Institute for African American Studies is devoted to creative research on the lives and work of prominent African Americans and to placing them within their cultural context. On this page you will find brief biographical sketches of several key figures in African American history. Benjamin Banneker Benjamin Banneker's Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Almanack and Epheremis, published during the years 1792-1797. He retired from tobacco farming to concentrate wholly upon his studies. He corresponded with Thomas Jefferson and urged Jefferson to work for the abolition of slavery. Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth, a nationally known speaker on human rights for slaves and women, was born Isabella Baumfree, a slave in Hurley, New York, and spoke only Dutch during her childhood. Sold and resold, denied her choice in husband, and treated cruelly by her masters, Truth ran away in 1826, leaving all but one of her children behind. After her freedom was bought for $25, she moved to New York City in 1829 and became a member of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. In 1853, she helped form a utopian community called "The Kingdom," at Sing Sing, New York, which was soon disbanded following the death and possible murder of its leader. Truth was implicated in the scandal but courageously fought the falsehoods aimed at her. After the death of her son, she took the name Sojourner Truth to signify her new role as traveler telling the truth about slavery. She set out on June 1, 1843, walking for miles in a northeasterly direction with 25 cents in her pocket, and rested only when she found lodging offered by either rich or poor. First she attended religious meetings, then began to hold meetings herself that would bring audience members to tears. As she logged mile after mile, her fame grew and her reputation preceded her. Truth's popularity was enhanced by her biography written by the abolitionist Olive Gilbert, with a preface written by William Lloyd Garrison. In 1864, she was invited to the White House, where President Abraham Lincoln personally received her. Later she served as a counselor for the National Freedman's Relief Association, retiring in 1875 to Battle Creek, Michigan.

72. Welcome To The Field Museum Visit our new Online Store for an expanded selection of natural history books, exclusive apparel, accessories and gifts from around the globe. http://www.fieldmuseum.org/

Explore the hidden world of the Imperial court in Splendors of China's Forbidden City: The Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong. Quick Links On-line Exhibits Job Opportunities Volunteering Travel Programs Press Room Field Museum in the News Ask a Scientist How to Get Here Annual Fund Hall of Jades Tsavo Lions Underground Adventure Butterfly Collection Expeditions@Fieldmuseum Biodiversity Dino Zone Members' Nights Revisit an era of style and grace with Jacqueline Kennedy: White House Years Selections from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. Tickets on sale now See Sue , the world's largest, most complete and most famous T. rex . See Sue on the Web ! Also, visit the Dino Zone and learn about a new permanent exhibition opening in 2006. Follow Peregrine Falcons of Northern Illinois with Mary Hennen as your guide through expeditions@ fieldmuseum . View the live web cam Visit our new Online Store for an expanded selection of natural history books, exclusive apparel, accessories and gifts from around the globe. Hours: Daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

73. Page By Page In Jewish History Daily historical facts available online and in downloadable word format. Also with a forum. Hebrew and English. http://www.jewishistorydaf.org/EngIndex.asp

E-mail to a friend ! Shalom and welcome to a fascinating educational project, This project – a very different way of getting acquainted with our roots – is now, Baruch HaShem, into its tenth year of publication in Hebrew, its fifth in the computerised edition. An English version (different material) was inaugurated on the 26th of Nisan 5763 ( April 28th 2003 ). The Hebrew edition appears daily, Sunday through Thursday (a typical Israeli work-week), and the English, Monday to Friday, in deference to our overseas readers. In addition to individual readers, the Daily Page currently reaches a number of schools, prisons, IDF bases, as well as other Jewish and public facilities. Some of our readers post it on their bulletin boards at work or school. In this fashion, the Page is enjoyed by many more people than would otherwise be possible. On these pages, we review events that occurred to Jews throughout our history. We feel a grave responsibility to our readers to be accurate, and to nurture interest in our Jewish heritage: Am Yisrael Eretz Yisrael , and Torat Yisrael . We strive for unity of the Jewish people, while praising our many faces. We have tried to remain true to our beliefs, and yet open to hearing other voices. We have succeeded in relying solely on the Hebrew dates for events, hopefully making all of us more aware of the Jewish calendar. We use many different sources for gathering information, and occasionally we include articles designed to stimulate thought about matters of current interest.

74. National Women's History Project - A Resource For Information About Women's Hist Official web site of the National Women s history Project Originator of Women s history Month. Functions of the NWHP Clearinghouse http://www.nwhp.org/

Join the NWHP Network National Women's History Month Make a donation Go directly to our Online Catalog and secure ordering system. Order our Print Catalog The National Women's History Project is a non-profit educational corporation with 501(c)3 status. The National Women's History Project is an educational nonprofit organization. Our mission is to recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs. The National Women's History Project Web site offers historical and current information about women who have actively sought to improve the status of women in society both in the United States and around the world. Teachers and students at all levels of education, women's federal program managers, and men and women of all ages will find fascinating stories of women of courage and vision who have paved the way for greater freedom for all people everywhere. From Native American scholars to leaders of the underground railroad to suffragists to modern artists and politicians, women have struggled to bring fundamental human rights to women of all ages, colors, social classes and sexual orientations.

75. Center For Socialist History Nonprofit corporation founded to promote research and publication in the field of the history of socialism. Includes publications, archives and other resources. http://csh.gn.apc.org

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76. USHistory.org American history with a focus on Colonial and Revolutionary Philadelphia. The history of the Pledge, including the addition of the phrase, Under God in 1954. http://www.ushistory.org/

What's Hot! Free LOVE Park World-famous LOVE Park in the center of Philadelphia has been closed to skateboarders. Sign an online petition! The President's House in Philadelphia The home of the Federal Branch of the U.S. govt. from 1790-1800. Where Washington, his slaves, and Adams lived. Where Benedict Arnold and General Howe lived. Tell the Park Service to do the right thing. Our Congress of Websites Complete Alphabetical Listing... America's Most Historic Mile Commodore John Barry Betsy Ross House Birch's Views of Philadelphia Black Horse Inn Brandywine Battlefield Carpenters' Hall Declaration of Independence Documents of Freedom Benjamin Franklin Germantown Stephen Girard Graeme Park Hope Lodge Historic Site The Friends of INHP The Creation of INHP Liberty Bell Free LOVE Park Mikveh Israel Cemetery Thomas Paine Paoli Massacre Pennsylvania History Philadelphia Architects Philadelphia History Philadelphia Oddities Philadelphia Postcards President's House in Philadelphia Philadelphia GOP Convention Revolutionary War 1777 Seven Tours Through Historic Philadelphia Town Criers Valley Forge People...

77. The Cleveland Museum Of Natural History -- Discover The Nature Of Your Universe! The Cleveland Museum of Natural history http://www.cmnh.org/

Save $2 off Museum admission when you bring a ticket stub from the Metroparks Zoo! Volunteers! Join us for a celebration in your honor on Tuesday, June 1st for Volunteer Appreciation Night! RSVP by May 28th. Our new field guide, A Field Book of Birds of the Cleveland Region , is out. Read the press release or order the book online Recycle with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History! Join us for the Nature League's upcoming summer party, An Unnatural Affair! Learn about the Museum's Sensational Summer Wednesdays! Open till 10PM every Wednesday night, with special activities, from June 2nd through August 25th. Dr. Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Curator and Head of Physical Anthropology, has discovered a new ancient hominid species in Ethiopia! View the press release photographs and captions , and a scientific background article You can now support the Museum just by shopping with InterGreen Outfitters . For every dollar you spend with the InterGreen Outfitters on-line catalog, they will donate 14% of every purchase to

78. The Holocaust History Project Homepage The Holocaust history Project is a free archive of documents, photographs, recordings, and essays regarding the Holocaust, including direct refutation of http://www.holocaust-history.org/

Treblinka was a primitive but efficient production line of death. Understand? Primitive, yes. But it worked well, that production line of death. The Holocaust History Project is a free archive of documents, photographs, recordings, and essays regarding the Holocaust, including direct refutation of Holocaust-denial. New to our site: Himmler's Speech at Posen (Poznan), October 4, 1943 a Quicktime movie presentation, text and audio. Essays contributions on various topics from THHP members. Are the Jews central to the Holocaust? (1500 words) by Gordon McFee. The Bolshevik Canard (1800 words), by Richard J. Green. The Dachau Gas Chambers (5000 words, 47 photos), by Harry W. Mazal OBE. The Reconstruction of Treblinka (20,000 words, 67 photos) by Alex Bay December 12, 1941 (2000 words), Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") (30,000 words, 83 images, recording), The Forensic Sins of Carlos Porter (6000 words), by Yale Edeiken. (15,000 words), The IHR at the Crossroads (4,000 words), by Yale Edeiken. In the Nazis' Words (2500 words), collected by Gord McFee.

79. Tramp Printers, From Gutenberg To The End Of The Linotype. History Of Printing A Excerpts from the book Tramp Printers. A tramp printer was a craftsman who traveled about the world in search of work. http://www.discoverypress.com/trampweb/hist1.html

Excerpts from the book "TRAMP PRINTERS" by John Howells and Marion Dearman Going back to press! Formerly out of print, copies of Tramp Printers available in February 2003! Click here to reserve a copy The history of printing and itinerant printers This book tells the history of printing from the viewpoint of those wandering craftsmen and masters of the art of printing who spread the "art preservative of all arts" throughout the world, and who continued the tradition of mobility throughout the centuries, until abruptly, in the latter half of the 20th century, their skills were no longer needed. Printers were replaced by computers. From earliest days of America's history, the skills of those who worked with handset type, the printing press and the linotype were much in demand. For three centuries until computerized new processes signaled the end of the "hot type" era traveling printers were a tradition on newspapers and print shops around the United States and Canada. Most belonged to unions, often very strong and militant. Many printers worked in "country" printing plants where unions were unknown. But union or not, printers had a proclivity for travel. Their skills were not easily learned, but once acquired could be easily transferred from one newspaper or print shop to another. And travel they did. Some traveled from job to job, from town to town, so often they became known as "tramp" printers. The free and independent lifestyles they enjoyed were envied by other workers wherever tramp printers wandered. They were the epitome of Robert Service's poem "A Race of Men:"

80. Www.apple-history.com A brief history of the company that changed the computing world forever. Includes a gallery with descriptions, specs and pictures http://www.apple-history.com/

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