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Another calendar gets consigned to the trashcan.
365 days of memories and events from here on will gather dust either in minds or in our journals.
But history is enriched by what that passes.
It is these collective experiences that offers us a chance to imbibe and learn.
This post attempts to cover seven such historical sites that are made around timelines.
Timelines which take us back into history and show what happened at some point in time.
So let’s give a shot to turn the clock back".
Timelines
History is not only about historians but about the common man and the events around him.
Timelines let you record, share and discover history through the site.
It is about the collective experience i.e.
it’s possible for you to browse by year, by date or by specific timelines too.
Anyone can view timelines and learn about the sequence of events that shaped the history behind it.
Thus, it’s a great multimedia enriched learning tool.
It is less interactive and more direct in the way it records the events.
Search through the index using keywords or grab the timeline directly arranged in categories.
Each timeline comes with a historical note and additional links.
User interaction is limited to adding extra links to the timelines.
Those faded old snapshots detail a lot and Histografica is an archive of historical pictures.
Put in a search by keyword and filter by date.
The results get displayed as thumbnails and on a Google Map mashup.
So what one gets are dynamic timelines which lean more towards journalistic readings of events that have taken place.
It is an issue by issue recording of opinions and viewpoints.
If you have a good web connection, catch the show.
The presentation is short, slick and specific.
The timeline also has an insert on the effect of Star Trek on space exploration and popular culture.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
If NASA is about space, Smithsonian is about the arts.
The viewer is taken through the virtual museum where art objects and options are clickable for further information.
Is history among your favorite topics of interest?
Do you have a bookmarked site?
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