Background Notes from the U.S. Secretary of State has information on many countries and international organizations.
CIA World Factbook includes country profiles, great maps, lots of useful data.
Country Reports from E-Conflict World Encyclopedia. Country information with Anthems, Flags, Maps, History, Weather, Geography, Government and Economies.
50 States and Capitals is a great site - and now also includes state birds, flags, songs, homework help tools and subject categories such as an alphabetical list of nations links, biographies, directory of colleges and universities, newspapers, politics and state tax forms.
This Day in History, from the History Channel. Discover historical events and information about them for any month and day you select.
Today in History is a presentation of historic facts highlighted by items from the American Memory collections of the Library of Congress. This archive is updated every Friday afternoon.
Shakespeare's Complete Works, including full text of his plays and sonnets, with a glossary, search engine, chronological listing, a category listing, and a link to Bartlett's familiar Shakespeare quotations.
