Biography.com (not strictly for genealogy--the Biography.com database puts over 20,000 of the greatest lives, past and present, at your fingertips. Enter a name in their search box to discover who they were, what they did, and why.)

amillionlives.com (the web’s greatest collection of links to biographical sites)

OurTimeLines.com (shows how your life or the life of an ancestor fits into history--generate as many timelines as you choose)

Newspapers Online (a free, easy-to-use tool for referencing the world's newspapers online; organized by country, state, and title)

Smithsonian Office of Education "Turning Points in History"

newdeal.feri.org (In 1997, students at Richfield High School, in Richfield, Utah, interviewed members of their community about their experiences during the Great Depression. Directed by Richfield High School English teacher Judy Busk, and funded by the Utah State Historical Society, these interviews are now available online at the New Deal Network. In addition to the twenty-four oral history transcripts, the website includes essays, photographs, and bibliographical and online resources.)

nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/decades.html (Enrich your personal
history writing. Find details about the previous century organized by
decade, including art, architecture, fads, music, historical events, and
related links.)

Any day in history website help.

Any year in history website help.

historychannel.com and worldhistory.com provide more in-depth information for a given day in history.