A&E Television
History.com: Miracle of the Andes: How Survivors of the Flight Disaster Struggled to Stay Alive
When an Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes on Friday, October 13, 1972, cannibalism helped some survive two months in harsh conditions. The Uruguayan Air Force Fairchild F-227 had crashed into a glacial valley high in the Andes....
A&E Television
History.com: 9 of the Most Valuable Baseball Cards in History
Cards of Hall of Famers Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle have sold for millions.
BBC
Bbc: History Trails: Victorian Britain
Victorian Britain experienced dramatic economic growth but at great social cost. Read about the times, and play online learning games as well.
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Pioneers of Flight: Amelia Earhart
Illustrated essay on the pioneering step taken by Amelia Earhart when she became, in 1932, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Amelia Earhart
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a short biography of Amelia Mary Earhart, the first person to fly from Hawaii to California, and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
The History Cat
The History Cat: The Industrial Revolution
Summarizes the events of the Industrial Revolution in Britain by highlighting what happened in the cotton industry and the mining industry.
Tennessee History For Kids
Tennessee History for Kids: Tennessee Goes to War Again
This website provides information about Tennessee's role during World War II.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize History: The Industrial Revolution: Causes
An overview of historians' views of the causes of the Industrial Revolution in Britain and of the inventions, inventors, and industries that propelled it.
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Wright Brothers: Embracing the Impossible [Pdf]
In this lesson, students explore primary resources to see what people who lived in the early age of flight felt about this innovation. They then compare that response to that towards an invention of today.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 8 11 14: Modern Day Amelia Earhart Circumnavigates the Globe!
Find out about Amelia Rose Earhart, the namesake of the 1930's pilot, and her successful flight around the planet.
Other
Wright Brothers Aeroplane Co.: Aviation's Attic
Explore this virtual museum and learn the history of the Wright brothers and their determination to fly.
Other
Warbirds Resource Group: Luftwaffe Resource Center
This comprehensive site catalogs the planes of the Luftwaffe from 1935 on, and provides detailed specifications on armaments, missiles, bombs and other accessories to air warfare. It does not present a history of their use, but rather a...
Read Works
Read Works: Unearthing Pterosaurs
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage from the American Museum of Natural History is about the discovery and study of bones from Pterosaurs, extinct flying reptiles that are not exactly dinosaurs or birds. A question set, a...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Felix the Cat
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Other
Charles Kingsford Smith: First Across the Pacific
A biographical profile of Charles Kingsford Smith, the aviator who made the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928.
Other
Charles Kingsford Smith: First Across the Pacific
This resource presents a biographical profile of Charles Kingsford Smith, the aviator who made the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928.
University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1342: Wright and Langley
Read about the controversy that emerged over the authenticity of Samuel Pierpoint Langley's flying machine, and the response of the Wright Brothers to attempts to usurp their place in history. This is a transcript of a radio broadcast.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Kitty Hawk (1903)
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1998 to commemorate the Wright Brothers first flight near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Includes a detailed paragraph about the famous flight.
Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)
First in the Air in British Columbia
The Royal British Columbia Museum traces the achievements of BC's first men to travel into the colony's atmosphere in the air. The site discusses the hot air balloon flight of Professor Leclaire in 1880 and the flight of Charles K....
Purdue University
George Palmer Putnam Collection of Amelia Earhart Papers
The world's largest collection of Amelia Earhart papers, memorabilia and artifacts.
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: America by Air:the Jet Age, 1958 Today
Learn about the changes that have occurred in commercial jet travel since 1958, when jet passenger service began in the United States.
NASA
Nasa, Human Space Flight: Apollo 11 Mission
The story of the Apollo 11 lunar landing is told with dramatic details, pictures, and mission highlights.
NASA
Kennedy Space Center: The Flights: Skylab
Here you can find information about each of the four Skylab missions from 1973-74.
Other
Helis.com: The First Mission
This helicopter history page provides the fascinating story of Commander Frank Erickson and the world's first helicopter school.
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