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• Philly guides sue over history tests, licensing
PHILADELPHIA - Citing their rights to free speech, three tour guides sued the city of Philadelphia on Wednesday challenging an ordinance that will require them to pass a history test and get a license before speaking about the history of the Liberty ...
• American Story: Remembering those who lost the war
Is all the same history.” Fifty-three American regiments fought alongside the British during the American Revolution. At war's end, about 100,000 of those Loyalists left the country, with nearly half fleeing north, by boat, to Canada.
• Besty Ross, Ben Franklin Tie Knot At Independence Mall
So, they picked the Super Patriots on Independence Mall, a crowd steeped in history, to witness the joining of Archbold and Wilde. "We're equal individuals and have a say in what happens," said Maura Thompson, who was in the crowd.
• Swords, bombs seized inside Afghan prison
The search was launched after Taliban insurgents carried off one of the biggest jail-breaks in history last month, smashing a suicide truck bomb into the gate of Kandahar prison and freeing 400 of their fighters and 700 other criminals.
• Bush heckled at July 4 ceremony
When you raise your hands and take your oath, you will complete an incredible journey. ... From this day forward, the history of the United States will be part of your heritage.

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» ArcheoBiblioBase: Archives in Russia - archival repositories for documents on all aspects of the Russian Federation, maintained in collaboration with Rosarkhiv, the Federal Archival Service of Russia.
» Center for the Study of Russia and the Soviet Union - Provides assistance with scholarly travel to Russia. Home to the Russian Archive Project, a joint effort in collaboration between Western and Russian scholars to publish finding aids and guides to Russian archival collections.
» Illustrated history of Russia and the Former USSR - Annotated links to various sites pertaining to the history of Russia.
» Russian Archives Online - Collections of photographs and films, audio clips and transcripts, and searchable image database.
» Russian History Links - A collection of links to Russian history sites.
» Spartacus Encyclopaedia of Russia: 1860-1945 - Articles on key events and figures as well as links to papers, essays, and other resources on the period.
» Strelna - History of Strelna (Konstantinovsky Palace - Palace of Congresses).
» Today In Russian History - An interactive daily chronology of critical events in Russian history, from the establishment of Romanov rule to the end of the Soviet era.
» Yale Russian Archive Project - Clearinghouse for information in order to facilitate access to the newly available documents in the archives of the former Soviet Union.