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September 2, 2000 For Immediate Release For More Information Contact: Julie Gilbert History Finds Home on the Internet (New Rochelle, NY) It's time for history buffs to rejoice as MultiEducator Inc. announces the launch of the largest history web site on the net, HistoryCentral.com. Drawing on materials developed by MultiEducator, Inc. over the last decade, HistoryCentral.com brings history alive. A key component of HistoryCentral.com is the timeline of major world history events beginning in 10,000 BC and ending with 1999. Links are provided to related web sites and to additional information at HistoryCentral.com. "A History of America's Wars" is a highlight of the site. It includes subsections on each of America's wars from the Revolutionary to Desert Storm, including text entry and photos. Select entries, such as the Battle of Antietem, include multimedia shockwave presentations. Particularly timely is a complete history of US Presidential elections, offering state-by-state tallies, and graphs of the electoral and popular vote. The section is currently tracking the 2000 elections with updated polls and pertinent candidate information. This election component also links to a biography section covering the lives of the American Presidents and their First Ladies. Another feature of the site is NationbyNation.com, providing historical, economic, demographic, and geographic information on all countries of the world. Four hundred primary source documents are available on the site. There's also an almanac of the 20th century to supply year-by-year information including entertainment awards, sports achievements, and other events. The biography section includes profiles of the "500 Historymakers," the most important people of the century. Rounding out HistoryCentral.com is MultiEducator's related site, NavyHistory.com which explores the history of America's major combat ships including all attack carriers, battleships, cruisers and destroyers. The site features personal reminiscences posted by sailors, as well as "This Month in Naval History." HistoryCentral.com also offers sections on aviation and railroad history. A particularly attractive feature of HistoryCentral.com is the provision of specialty sections for teachers and students, as well as a useful and informative "History in the News" module. MultiEducator completes the site with HistoryShopping.com, a virtual store with history-related products integrated throughout the site content. From books to Civil War memorabilia, from puzzles to naval caps and custom designed T-shirts, HistoryShopping.com is the perfect place to purchase gifts for history lovers. According to Marc Schulman, MultiEductor's VP Technology, "We expect to be profitable almost from the start by combining targeted advertising and sales of history-related products." MultiEducator, the "Multimedia History Company," is the developer of over two dozens history CD-ROMs used in schools across America. The company is dedicated to bringing history alive for students of all ages. |
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