G08: I&S Choose your own Adventure: History

Big History Project is a free, online, and totally awesome social studies course that puts skills development and student engagement first. ... BHP delivers a big picture look at the world, and helps students develop a framework to organize what they're learning both in and out of school.

Every life has a story. Biography.com captures the most gripping, surprising and fascinating stories about people. The last fateful day. The decision that changed everything. The moment of cheating death. The biggest break. The defining opportunity. The most shattering failure. The unexpected connection. With biographies and daily features that highlight newsworthy, compelling and surprising points-of-view, we are the digital source for true stories about people that matter.

Inventions don't generally happen by accident or in a random order: science and technology progress in a very logical way, with each new discovery leading on from the last. You can see that in our mini chronology of invention, below.

Which came first: laser or fluorescent light? When was sliced bread invented? Find timelines of the history of inventions from the Middle Ages to the 21st century complete with detailed articles and photos.

Music has been around almost as long as human beings. We hear it everyday, it motivates us, it makes us cry, and it will always be present in our lives. Music trends change everyday and it got us thinking about what genres of music define each decade? We had our own ideas and were surprised when we did some research and learned what people were listening to. The following list breaks down music by decade and what was popular, take a look!

You can use this site to filter by country or by period of time.

Information on Clothing from Paleolithic times to now