Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

…For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

December 23, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

The next four are additions to The Best Places To Learn About Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa:

Christmas Around The World is a slideshow from ABC in Australia (thanks to Ira Socol for the tip).

Photos: Santa Claus, the Holly, Jolly Stuntman is from TIME.

Holiday season lights up the globe is a photo gallery from the Sacramento Bee.

Hanukkah celebrations around the world – in pictures is from The Guardian.

Unicef photos of the year 2011 is from The Guardian. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures.

Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 is from The Atlantic.

Here are several new additions to The Best Year-End Collections Of Images — 2011:

The year in Pictures: Part II and Part III comes from The Boston Globe.

2011 – the year in review comes from The Guardian.

20 Years Since The Fall of the Soviet Union is from The Atlantic.

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December 20, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

These first four are additions to The Best Year-End Collections Of Images — 2011:

2011 defining moments is from The Washington Post.

Photos Of The Year comes from The Wall Street Journal.

The Year In Pictures Part 1 comes from The Boston Globe.

TIME’s Best Photojournalism of 2011

Penguins Round the World is a photo gallery from LIFE. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Penguins.

The Ashaninka, A Threatened Way of Life is a slideshow from The Atlantic. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People.

Best Photos From Space 2011 comes from TIME. I’m adding it to The Best Images Taken In Space.

50 best photos from The Natural World comes from The Boston Globe.

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December 14, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

In pictures: lunar eclipse is from The BBC. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About A Lunar Eclipse.

Lunar eclipse of December 10, 2011 is from The Boston Globe. I’m adding it to the same list.

The Protester: A Portfolio is from TIME. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Protests In History.

“San Francisco in Ruins” by George Lawrence is a redigitalized version of the famous photo. It’s presented by the U.S. Geological Survey. I’m adding it to The Best Websites To Learn About California.

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December 10, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

Planetary Landscapes is a New York Times slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Images Taken In Space.

Check out LIFE’s 37 Best-Ever Science Photos.

Annual Hmong New Year Festival is a Sacramento Bee slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About New Year Celebrations and to The Best Websites To Learn About The Hmong.

Worst Christmas gift ideas – in pictures is from The Guardian. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Learn About Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa.

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November 29, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

Feeding 7 billion and our fragile environment is a photo gallery from The Boston Globe. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Our World’s Population Of 7 Billion.

Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca is a slideshow from The Los Angeles Times. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn And Teach About The Hajj.

We Are Stardust: Photographs of the Great Beyond is a slideshow from The Atlantic. I’m adding it to The Best Images Taken In Space.

Sculptures by the sea is a slideshow from The San Francisco Chronicle. I’m adding it to The Best Examples Of “Unusual” Art.

Famous Last Words is a LIFE slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Find Quotations On The Web.

Autumn leaves color the horizon is a photo gallery from The Sacramento Bee. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Images Of Fall Foliage (& For Teaching About The Season).

National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 is from The Atlantic.

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November 19, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

Early expeditions to Everest is an audio slideshow from the BBC. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Mount Everest.

The making of 7 billion is a Washington Post slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Our World’s Population Of 7 Billion.

10 Favorite Robots From the Movies and Real Life is from The Atlantic. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About Robots.

The Star Wars planet, Martian puppetry, a forbidden star and a falling satellite – in pictures is a photo gallery from The Guardian. I’m adding it to The Best Images Taken In Space.

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November 7, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

Photo Gallery: Pedestrian Signals Around the World comes from Spiegel Online. Thanks to Michelle Henry for the tip. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures.

A simple day in the life… is a slideshow from the Boston Globe. I’m adding it to the same “The Best…” list.

The Best Of Sign Language comes from The Telegraph. I’m adding it to The Best Collections Of Funny Signs (For Use In English Classes).

An Oxford Professor has identified eleven images he says are the most “iconic” in the world, and the BBC has created a slideshow of them. It doesn’t quite fit, but I’m adding it to The Best Sites To See “Photos That Changed The World.”

A History of Map Monsters is a slideshow from Slate. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Historic Maps.

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October 18, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

World’s Most Dangerous Countries for Women is a photo gallery from The Boston Globe. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Women’s History.

Last Folio: A Living Monument to the Holocaust is a slideshow from TIME. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The Holocaust.

Ecology photo prize winners revealed is a slideshow from the BBC.

The 2012 World Monuments Fund Watch List
is a TIME slideshow.

Hindus honor the Mother Goddess is a photo gallery from The Sacramento Bee. I’m adding it to The Best Websites To Learn About Various Religions (& English). I’m adding Hindu Festivals, a slideshow from The Atlantic, to that list, too.

The 2011 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition winners is from The Telegraph. I’m adding it to The Best Images Taken In Space.

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October 11, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

British Wildlife Photography awards 2011 – in pictures comes from The Guardian.

World War II: Internment of Japanese Americans is a photo gallery from The Atlantic. I’m adding it to both The Best Sites For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and The Best Online Resources For Teaching & Learning About World War II (Part One).

Exile Without End: Palestinians In Lebanon is a photo gallery from the CBC. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day.

The Sea: the first wonder of the world – in pictures comes from The Guardian. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Oceans.

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September 14, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2011 shortlist – in pictures is from The Guardian. I’m adding it to The Best Images Taken In Space.

Sinkholes around the world is a Guardian slideshow.

Haven and Hell: The World’s Largest Refugee Camp. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day.

Dadaab: the largest refugee camp in the world — audio slideshow is from The Guardian. I’m adding it to the same “The Best” list.

50 Most Extraordinary Churches of the World

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August 14, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

Photo Essay: China’s Marathon-Length Bridge is from the PBS News Hour. I’m adding it to The Best Images Of Spectacular Bridges (& How Students Can Make Their Own).

LIFE has a slideshow about Somalian refugees. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day.

The Storms of Saturn is a TIME Magazine slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Images Taken In Space.

Portraits Of The Insects Among Us is a slideshow from TIME. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Animals.

A Space History Sampler is a slideshow from The Wall Street Journal. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Planets & Space.

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August 9, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

I think the title of Slate’s slideshow is culturally insensitive, The world’s wackiest modes of public transportation, but the photos themselves are interesting. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures.

The longest, tallest and oldest bridges in the world is a slideshow from The Telegraph. I’m adding it to The Best Images Of Spectacular Bridges (& How Students Can Make Their Own).

The World’s 18 Strangest Roadways: Gallery is a slideshow from Popular Mechanics.

L.A.’s shrines to the Virgen de Guadalupe is from the Los Angeles Times. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning & Teaching About The Day Of The Virgin Of Guadalupe.

Canada Day – in pictures is from The Guardian. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About Canada.

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August 5, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

The Essence of Time: Monumentally Important Clocks is just a real interesting slideshow from Wired.

Massive Tree House is a TIME Magazine slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Images Of Weird, Cool & Neat-Looking Buildings (& Ways To Design Your Own).

The world’s 18 strangest homes is another slideshow I’m adding to the same “The Best…” list.

Here’s a Bob Marley slideshow (and some video clips of him) from the Biography Channel. I’m adding the links to The Best Websites For Learning About Bob Marley.

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July 9, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

Slide Show: The World’s Biggest Refugee Hot Zones comes from The PBS News Hour. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day.

50 outrageous cars is a CBS News slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About “Cool” Cars (& Designing Your Own!).

Photo focus: Summer is a Reuters slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The Summer.

Slate has a slideshow called “School’s Out.” I’m also adding it to The Best list about the summer.

27 cigarette warning labels nixed by the FDA is a slideshow from CBS News. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For ELL’s To Learn About The Dangers Of Smoking.

The Hand Art of Yemen’s Protesters is a TIME Magazine slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Resources To See Who Might Fall Next After Mubarak…

The Universe, To Scale is a TIME Magazine slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Images Taken In Space.

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June 22, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

The world’s strangest buildings is a BBC slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Images Of Weird, Cool & Neat-Looking Buildings (& Ways To Design Your Own).

Japan: Tsunami Clean-Up is an MSNBC slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The Japan Earthquake & Tsunami, Part Two.

Chile’s Ash Covers Argentine Towns is a Wall Street Journal slideshow. I’m adding it The Best Sites For Learning About The Puyehue Volcano Eruption in Chile.

World War II In Photos is the start of a twenty part series of photos about…World War II. I’m adding it to The Best Online Resources For Teaching & Learning About World War II (Part Two).

Photo Essay: Syrians Escape to Turkey is a photo gallery from The PBS News Hour. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day. I’m also adding a special photo presentation recognizing sixty years of the United Nations Refugee Agency and UN report on refugees – in pictures from The Guardian to the same list.

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June 16, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

Dark Passage is a Newsweek slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day.

Immigration is the title of a Boston Globe series of photos, and I’m adding it to the same “The Best…” list on refugees.

Chileans Living Near Volcano Urged To Stay Away is a photo gallery from The Sacramento Bee. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The Puyehue Volcano Eruption in Chile.

Japan: three months after the quake is a slideshow from The Boston Globe. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The Japan Earthquake & Tsunami, Part Two.

Scenes From Underground is a fascinating slideshow from The Atlantic about caves and tunnels.

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June 6, 2011
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

The king penguin colony on South Georgia island – in pictures is from The Guardian. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Penguins.

Bosnian Serb war fugitive Ratko Mladic captured is a series of photos from The Big Picture. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Genocide.

Crisis In Yemen is series of photos from The Atlantic. I’m adding it to The Best Resources To See Who Might Fall Next After Mubarak…

Man vs. machine is a slideshow from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Protests In History.

The five biggest-selling books of all time: in pictures is from The Telegraph.

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May 29, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

Daily life in May around the world is a series of photos from The Sacramento Bee. I’m adding it both to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures and to The Best Websites For Learning & Teaching Geography.

Even though I’m not thrilled at the BBC’s title for this slideshow, World’s weirdest festivals, I’m still adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures.

Thousands flee ‘ethnic cleansing’ in disputed Abyei region of Sudan is a series of photos from MSNBC. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The Vote In Southern Sudan.

A Trip Around Our Solar System is a series of photos from The Atlantic. I’m adding it to The Best Images Taken In Space.

Top 15 happiest nations: Who’s #1? is a slideshow from CBS News. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About…Happiness?

Great moments of scientific discovery is a nice slideshow from Popular Science.

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May 23, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I recently began this weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post is a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

Cambodians re-enact Khmer Rouge massacre on ‘Day of Anger’ are photos from MSNBC. I’m adding them to The Best Resources For Learning About Genocide.

Top 10 Historic U.S. Floods is a slideshow from TIME. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The Mississippi River Flooding.

Rise and Stall is a Newsweek slideshow on the history of the World Trade Center. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Help Teach About 9/11.

Japan Earthquake: Two Months Later is a series of photos from The Atlantic. I’m adding it to Useful Updates On Japan Earthquake — Part Two.

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May 20, 2011
by Larry Ferlazzo
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Introducing A New Feature: Photo Galleries Of The Week

Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized way, though, I’m going to start a weekly feature called “Photo Galleries Of The Week.” This post will be a “round-up” of online slideshows I’m adding to various “The Best…” lists:

Scenes From China is the tile of a series of photos from The Atlantic. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About China.

The U.S. Government recently declassified photos taken after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Both The New York Times and TIME Magazine have created slideshows from some of the images. I’m adding them to The Best Resources For Learning About The Atomic Bombings Of Japan.

The Library of Congress has just released some amazing color photographs taken during the Great Depression. Making a “The Best…” list on the Great Depression is on my “to do” list, but I thought readers would find it useful now.

The Guardian has published two slideshows showing “health messages” from around the world. I’m adding them to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures.

The route for the 2012 London Olympics Torch relay was recently chosen. The BBC has a slideshow on the history of the relay. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The London 2012 Olympics.

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