Almanacs

• CIA World Factbook
  US government profiles of countries and territories around the world. Each profile tracks such demographics as population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data
• Farmer's Almanac
  The online version of the American annual publication with current weather information, historical data, and Internet links.
• Infoplease (Almanacs)
  A searchable database which provides links to almanac websites on a wide variety of topics
• Library of Congress Country Studies
  The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout
  the world
• Old Farmer's Almanac
  America's oldest source of weather, folklore, gardening and other information
• PBS-History
  Comprehensive companion Web sites for PBS television programs and specials, as well
  as original Web content.
• This Day in History (via the History Channel)
  A searchable database that highlights one major event in recent times, and provides a short list of past events.
• Today in History (via the American Memory Project)
  Each day an event from American history is illustrated by digitized items from the Library of Congress.