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Facts and General Homework Help

Information Please –   Find information in their Almanac Atlas Encyclopedia or Dictionary
How Stuff Works -  Source of explanations from car engines to cell phones to stem cells and thousands of subjects in between.
Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations – Quotation collection with over 87000 entries.

Dictionaries

Biographies

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 – Historical highlights of the members of congress.
Biography.com - Basic biographical information on more than 25000 notable persons.

Dictionaries

Merriam-Webster Dictionary/Thesaurus
RhymeZone – Rhymes synonymns and definitions.                  

Government

American FactFinder - US Census Bureau data on population divorce poverty and more.
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government – A guide to the United States Government by the U.S. Government Printing Office.
USA.Gov – U.S. Government’s official web portal.
THOMAS-  Federal legislative information including information on bills & resolutions.
United States House of Representatives - Information on the House of Representatives.
U.S. Senate - Senate committees legislation and more.
New York State – New York state government information and services available.

Health

Center for Disease Control –  Information on disease and health conditions.
Healthfinder –  Health and human services information on the internet.
Medline –  Health and drug information.
NOAH (New York Online Access to Health) – Full-text consumer health information.

Public Libraries

The New York Public Library
Brooklyn Public Library 
Queens Library.

Maps and Country Information

National Atlas.Gov. -  Federal source for national maps
National Geographic Maps - Satellite street maps and more.
World Fact Book - Information on countries territories and dependencies.
BBC Country Profiles - History politics and economic background of countries and territories.
World Atlas - An atlas of maps flags geography facts and more.
Library of Congress Country Studies - Description and analysis of the historical social economic and political institutions of countries throughout the world.

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