Almanacs & Yearbooks
Access sites which summarize
information such as yearly news stories, demographic data, statistics and more.
Your
Best Bet for a great resource.
AFRO-American
Almanac
The AFRO-American Almanac covers the history of African Americans from the slave
trade through the Civil Rights movement to the present. Get biographies, historical
documents, historical events, and more.
CNN: Special
Reports
From CNN. The top news stories of the year and links to an archive going back
to 1995.
infoplease.com
The online version of the Information Please Almanac.
Restrict search to general almanac, entertainment, sports, dictionary, encyclopedia,
all sources (default), or browse the subject categories.
LOC:
American Memory: Today in History
From the Library of Congress (LOC). This page changes every day to reflect
an event that took place on the current day in American history.
The Old Farmer's Almanac
Get Today in History, Today in Weather
History, Advice of the Day, Question of the Day,
Gardening Advice, Cooking Tips, Weekly Wisdom, Tide
Info and much more.
Texas
Almanac
Get select information from the print version
of the Texas Almanac, including: Texas Demographic
Profile and Texas' Rank Among the United States, Texas
Flags and Other Symbols, Texas in Bloom, The Lady Bird
Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas' Natural Environment,
Astronomical Calendar, Civic and Religious Holidays,
1998-1999, Texas Travel and Recreation, Texas History,
State Government and Elections, Texas Local Governments,
Federal Government in Texas, Education in Texas and
Culture and the Arts.
T
I M E: 100
The most influential people of the 20th century.
Yearbook.com
This site is searchable by keyword, topic, participants, or geographic
indexes.
Yearbook
of International Co-operation on Environment and Development
An independent publication from the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway, published
by Earthscan Publications. The Yearbook combines analysis with updated
reference material. The latter presents the facts, the former an informed evaluation
of the results achieved through international collaboration within a particular
agreement, organization, or process.