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Gain Background: Online Resources

Gain an overview of your topic by researching the time in which it occured using these online resources:

Timeline of U.S. History
Gain an overview of key periods in U.S. History with this timeline from the Library of Congress.
Timeline of British History
Gain an overview of key events in British History with this timeline from the BBC.
City Data
Quickly capture snapshots of city specific information.
Wayback Machine
Brought to you by the Internet Archive, this site contains over 456 billion archived versions of different websites since 1996.

Below are just some of the many physical books and encyclopedias you can access in the library for an overview of the time period of interest!

History in Literature by Edward Quinn
Call Number: PN50 .Q56 2004 Main Level Reference
ISBN: 0816046948
American Decades, 1900-1999 by Manly
Call Number: E169.12 .A419 (1900-1999) Main Level Reference
ISBN: 0810357232
See what events occurred each year during the 20th Century. Available online and in print.
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895 by Paul Finkelman (Editor)
Call Number: E185 .E545 2006 (V. 1-3) Main Level Reference
ISBN: 9780195167771