Faces of the Fallen washingtonpost
For this Memorial Day, a timeline, faces, and brief info on those who gave their lives in Iraq.

To Study History, Pupils Can Rewrite It New York Times
Making History, multiplayer game from MuzzyLane, aims to teach students by making students the decision makers. Gaming is a great concept, we've suggested here before. Be interesting to see if they get facts.

Colonial House . Interactive History PBS
While not much animation, the developers here have a wealth of ways to explore the people, time, and place of the Colonial House reality show. I liked guiding my colonists across the sea.

Circle of Stories | PBS
The original art of storytelling!! This wonderful site presents four native stroytellers. My request of the producers would be to separate out the introductions. Start with Rabbits Wish!

The Oil PipleineMSNBC
Love the world map rollover page. I can see this reused throughout histories.

Ohio & Erie Canal
Wouldn't this make for a wonderful narrated Flash presentation?

HMS NGA Historical Map Series
Some great maps--from Lewis and Clark to Antietam to Normandy and D-Day, from the National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency.