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From the explorers of the Americas to the issues in today’s headlines, American History investigates the people, events, and stories of our nation’s evolution.

Gales' Biography database covers a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers It is continuously updated to ensure that you have access to the very latest information, including texts and media.

The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media

This source features thousands of reference articles on American political, military, social, and cultural history over the past 500 years. Some primary sources may also be found here.

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This source provides reference articles on over 15,000 years of Native American culture and history, and includes biographies, legends, treaties, and more. Some primary sources are included.

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Reference articles from one of the oldest and most trusted reference sources in the world.

An essential set of scholarly journals and cultural interest titles exploring culture and cultural diversity.

Looking for primary source news throughout American history? Historical Newspapers can be searched by topic, date, presidential era, in addition to many other ways. With this great database you can find a collection of articles gathered just for your topic!

Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.