It's About Time - History and Timelines

Hi All,

We are in the final days of 2011! Where on earth did the year go? The year went so fast - but individually, each day kind of goes slow. But before you know it, another week has gone by.

Sigh, and then another month has gone by -and boom, the half year mark has been reached. And then it is all down hill from there...anyway, here are some websites to find out what happened on a particular day in history. Kind of similar, but different.

The AP has a website that includes events from this day in history. Click here for the site.

The venerable New York Times also has a this day in history section - again, click here for the site. One thing that is different on this site is that you can actually choose a date - using some drop down menus - to find a particular day in history. Then you'll find the specific events on that date. Neat stuff.

Now, I'm sure you could go to the History Channel website or other history websites and get the same information...but I didn't want to just keep listing more of the same old websites.

So, I did a Google search using the phrase 'timelines'. One interesting site that came up in the results was 'Timelines of History: World Timelines, Current and Historical'. Users who visit the site can pick and choose a time span and then the events appear when you click on the link. Interesting - but the interface - ie the website - is a bit dated and somewhat static. You'll see. But it is still a useful site.

Another timeline site comes from FactMonster.com - it is a bit more 'child' oriented with a few differences. Users can click on a drop down menu that has categories like 'world', 'disasters', 'history', 'biography', 'sports', 'entertainment', 'society and culture', and 'health and science'.

Note that users can break down World history and US history into further categories like time periods and but subject. Very helpful and the site is definitely colorful and easy to navigate.

Finally, click onthis link from TimelineIndex.com. What is interesting about this site, you ask? Indeed, good question. You might remember back in elementary school one your teachers mentioned the 5 questions that all newspaper reports ask? (The question are 'who, what when, where and why..')

Well, Timelineindex.com organizes itself based on these 5 questions. For example, under the 'Who' category, users can find information about 'People, Personalities, Heroes....'. Under the 'What' category, users can find information about 'Events, Subjects, Issues...' And so on...
Categories can be linked by clicking on each of these words:

Who - covers people, personalities, heroes
What - covers events, subjects and issues
When - covers periods, ages, and episodes
Where - covers places, countries, continents
Which - covers objects, things, creations

Enjoy the sites and I hope this entry makes history!!! :)
Stu