History

Covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, this resource offers a fresh way to explore the full spectrum of African-American history and culture. Users can start their investigation of a topic with a video or slideshow overview, use the key content called out on the home page to find an entryway into the database, or dig deep into a subject or era through the Topic Centers. Read about key figures and events, examine famous speeches and other primary sources, and get context from the in-depth timelines. An important feature is the full cross-searchability across all the Infobase history databases for an even more comprehensive view of history.Powered by Infobase.

American History is a comprehensive resource that spans our nation’s history, with a user-friendly interface and award-winning content. The home page offers many ways to begin exploring the material, from the videos, slideshow overviews, and Topic Centers to the lists of key content handpicked by our editors to help users find a starting point for their research. By providing the most comprehensive range of information in one complete resource—subject entries, biographies, primary sources, videos and slideshows, images, timelines, and maps and graphs, plus full cross-searchability across all the Infobase history databases—American History offers a virtual library of American history for educators, students, and researchers. Powered by Infobase.

American Indian History offers access to more than 15,000 years of culture and history, covering more than 600 Native American groups, through tablet/mobile-friendly videos and slideshows, images, biographies of key people, event and topic entries, primary sources, maps and graphs, and timelines. With a user-friendly interface, this award-winning database allows for an interactive, multifaceted look at the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. An important feature is full cross-searchability across all the Infobase history databases for an even more comprehensive view of history. Powered by Infobase.

Ancient and Medieval History provides thorough coverage of world history from prehistory through the mid-1500s, with special Topic Centers on key eras, civilizations, and regions, including the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome; ancient and medieval Africa, Asia, and the Americas; medieval Europe and the Islamic World; and much more. Each civilization’s history is brought to life through tablet/mobile-friendly videos and slideshows, primary sources, maps and graphs, timelines, suggested readings, and suggested search terms. Powered by Infobase.

Black Life in America—a unique digital archive of news media—presents the broad sweep of African American history. By offering balanced coverage from diverse sources published from 1704 through present day, this multi-disciplinary resource is crucial for the study and interpretation of historical and current events.

This primary source collection offers an expansive window into centuries of African American history and illustrates the significant impacts African Americans have had on culture, the arts, science, politics, religion and more.

• Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day
• Sourced from more than 19,000 American and global news sources, including over 400 current and historical Black publications
• An easy-to-use online resource—updated daily—for research and the study of Black Life in America

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This database contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. It covers the history of European exploration, portrayals of Native American peoples, and other works produced in Europe that make some mention of the discovery and emerging awareness of the Americas.

The database is derived from the seminal reference work, European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1750, commonly known as the Alden-Landis Bibliography (after the co-editors John Alden and Dennis Landis).

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Modern World History offers a comprehensive look at world history from the mid-15th century to the present. Thousands of subject entries, biographies, images, videos and slideshows, maps and graphs, primary sources, and timelines combine to provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, events, and ideas that have defined modern world history. Focused Topic Centers pull forward interesting entries, search terms, documents, and maps handpicked by our editors to help users find a starting point for their research, as well as videos and slideshow overviews to offer a visual introduction to key eras and regions. Powered by Infobase.

A comprehensive collection of articles on local news, issues, events, people and sports, as well as obituaries, editorials, and other features, from local and nationwide newspapers and magazines.

• Local newspapers include Burlington County Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, The Central Record, The Trentonian, Press of Atlantic City and Newark Star-Ledger.

Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world’s major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines. In addition, it offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources. Powered by EBSCO.

Read the Smithsonian magazine that features topics and subject matters studied and exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution. Science, history, art, pop culture, and innovation are just some of the topics covered.

This news resource, available through our partner at Newsbank, along with hundreds of other, provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues. Search news content using keyword searching or drill down to a specific newspaper, magazine or news site and browse by date.

Comprehensive, authoritative, and easy to navigate, World Geography and Culture is a resource for the study of countries, cultures, and geographic concepts. Every nation of the world is profiled in depth, with more than 40 entries and more than 100 statistical indicators covering all aspects of each nation’s geography, history, society, and culture. At-a-glance information, maps and flags, videos, images, audio recordings, gazetteer entries, biographies of prominent people, a timeline, and current news supplement each country’s profile. Information for the U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and international territories is similarly detailed.

In addition to researching individual countries and states, a variety of tools are available for studying Earth and geographic regions, comparing countries and states, and researching terms and concepts. Powered by Infobase.