The following websites are useful for historical research and projects:
BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news
Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org/
National Archives http://www.archives.gov/
Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/
The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy from
Yale University http://avalon.law.yale.edu/
Official Archives of the United Kingdom http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
The British Museum http://www.britishmuseum.org/
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) http://www.pbs.org/
The following resources are useful for economics
https://www.stlouisfed.org/education/economic-lowdown-video-series
nytimes.com