Biographical essays on anyone deceased individuals "whose significant actions occurred during his or her residence within what is now the United States or whose life or career directly influenced the course of American history...

"Presents 500 entries describing Americans who defined the decade, including politicians, athletes, entertainers, and artists, among many others...

Contains "hundreds of alphabetically organized entries on African history, nations, and peoples plus African-influenced aspects of life in the Americas...

Extensive site on the office of the President of the United States throughout the whole history of this country...

"Covers major American conflicts from the Colonial Wars through the War on Terrorism in the context of cultural and social events and conditions on the home front...

Contains more than 400 entries covering the interrelationship of Great Britain and the Americas from the time of the Vikings to the present...

Contains entries on people, events, places, political parties, treaties and agreements, the origins of the conflict, and the involvement of the superpowers, China, and the United Nations...

Contains "more than nine hundred articles that together reveal the full richness of this complex event...

Contains entries covering the period from World War II and the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991...

Contains entries on the principal battles and campaigns, key military and political figures, and the political maneuvering during the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars...

Contains around 500 entries, including many biographical sketches, relating to the War of 1812...

Brief biographical sketches of all the women who have served as First Ladies of the United States...

Contains "approximately 730 cross-referenced entries covering events and themes spanning 400 years of French influence in the Americas, from Canada to Guiana...

Contains "hundreds of articles on all aspects of the German American encounter," including the influence of the Americas on the German-speaking countries of Europe...

Contains entries on the "relationship that has characterized Spanish and Portuguese relations with the Americas, from Tierra del Fuego to Canada, since 1492...

Entries that range "from colonial times to the present" and cover the "profound ties that bind the cultures of Ireland, the United States, Canada, and Latin America...

A quick biography source for all the United States presidents...