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United States -- Civilization The American 1890s: A Chronology 
 Information and a chronology about "personalities; social, political, literary, economic, cultural events, art, music, and architecture of the decade." Has some broken links, and the authority of the site is hard to determine. http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/acs/1890s/america.html Topics: United States History Last updated Nov 14, 2002 Baseball as America
This site is a companion to a traveling exhibit featuring artifacts from the Baseball Hall of Fame. The exhibit "reveals how baseball has served as both a public reflection of, and catalyst for, the evolution of American culture and society." The site features commentary and images of exhibit highlights, an exhibit overview (topics such as ideals and injustices, enterprise and opportunity, and sharing a common culture), and a tour schedule. http://www.baseballasamerica.org Topics: Baseball Last updated Aug 17, 2009 This American Life
The site for this wide-ranging documentary series which airs weekly on public radio. Search and browse for earlier shows, view staff favorites and suggestions for educators, or use a program locator to find out where you can hear the show. Produced by Public Radio International for WBEZ Chicago. http://www.thislife.org/ Topics: Media, Media, Society & Social Science, Society & Social Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, United States History Last updated Sep 10, 2003 United States and Brazil: Expanding Frontiers, Comparing Cultures/Brasil e Estados Unidos: Expandindo Fronteiras, Comparando Culturas
This searchable site "explores the history of Brazil, interactions between Brazil and the United States from the eighteenth century to the present, and the parallels and contrasts between Brazilian and American culture and history." Features a timeline and essays accompanied by digitized material from books, maps, prints, photographs, and manuscripts. A project of the National Library of Brazil and the Library of Congress. Available in English and Portuguese. http://international.loc.gov/intldl/brhtml/ Topics: International Governments, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Apr 6, 2004 |
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