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Race for the Super Bomb
There are some quirky but fascinating features at this site, including a Panic Quiz and a Nuclear Blast Map. Visitors to the site can simulate the drop of 50s-era atomic bombs on American cities and get death and damage reports. Visitors are also treated to interviews, film footage of explosions, a map of target sites in the U.S., a weapons stockpile list for 1945 to 1997, a timeline, primary sources, transcripts, a teacher's guide and a people and events section
 
CNN Cold War Special
This CNN Perspectives series explores the Cold War experience from many different angles. Included are interactive maps, rare video footage, declassified documents, biographies, picture galleries, timelines, interactive activities, a search function, book excerpts, an educator's guide and more. For instance, you can watch a video interview with George Kennan, tour a Cold War prison, play a Brinkmanship interactive game interview, and listen to an interview with Fidel Castro.
 
PBS Website
A great source for information on a myriad of historical events and personalities. PBS's assorted and diverse web exhibits supplement their television series and generally include a summary of each episode, interviews (often with sound bites), a timeline, primary sources, a glossary, photos, maps, and links to relevant sites. PBS productions include American Experience, Frontline and People's Century. Go to the PBS Teacher Source for lessons and activities -- arranged by topic.
 
World War II Remembered
Excellent site for WWII experience primary sources.  Hear interviews with WWII soldiers about their experiences.  Former Senator Bob Dole and historian Stephen Ambrose are among those who contribute to the site. It was created to preserve untold stories of those who lived during the World War II era.
 
Pearl Harbor Remembered
This site is part of the USS Arizona Visitor Center located on the Pearl Harbor Naval Base adjacent to the sunken remains of the USS Arizona. The site provides an overview to the Pearl Harbour attack, a timeline of events, survivor remembrances, a map, audio files, and useful links.
 
East Noble Grade Viewer
Check out your child's current grades!
 
East Noble Basketball Website
Follow all of the East Noble Basketball Season!
 
US History Text Book website
Enter a keyword from your textbook to access practice quizzes and projects.
 
Cuban Missille Crisis Operations Center
Get audio or text info on the entire Cuban Missille Crisis and Bay of Pigs invasion.  Take a quiz over the Crisis and challenge yourself with open ended questions.