Web Sites
In selecting the following Web sites, efforts have been made to identify sites of broadest interest to readers and
those most useful in providing additional links. Attention has also been given to representative examples of
more specialized sites, such as pages on individual personages and events.
AIDS
In Their Own Words: NIH Researchers Recall the
Early Years of AIDS
http://aidshistor y.nih.gov/home.html
Created by the National Institutes of Health
(NIH), this Web site recounts the AIDS epidemic of
the 1980’s from the government’s perspective. It in-
cludes documents and images about the disease,
along with a time line, oral history transcripts, and
links to related sites.
Ryan White.com
http://www.r yanwhite.com/index.html
Dedicated to Ryan White, the site includes an ex-
tensive discussion about the boy who was diagnosed
with AIDS at the age of thirteen and who gained in-
ternational recognition for his subsequent fight to
remain in school. It features supplemental material
about his mother’s life and links to information
about AIDS research and prevention.
Crises and Disasters
Avoiding Disaster: The Importance of Having a Di-
saster Plan
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/spring01/Hogue/
index.html
TheExxon ValdezOil Spill
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/spring01/Hogue/
exxon.html
Johnson & Johnson’s Tylenol
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/spring01/Hogue/
tylenol.html
Designed as part of a 2001 University of Florida
research project, these sites summarize the effects of
several major corporate crises, including the Exxon
Valdez oil spill and the Tylenol tampering scare,
both of which occurred in the 1980’s. These sites an-
alyze how the corporations managed these crises
and discuss the long-term public impact of these
events.
BBC News: One Night in Bhopal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/bhopal/
default.stm
This page from the British Broadcasting Corpora-
tion (BBC) News site examines the 1984 Bhopal
chemical spill—the worst industrial disaster in his-
tory. An estimated three thousand people died from
a chemical leak at a factory owned by Union Car-
bide, an American company. The site includes video
and audio coverage and reports the stories of survi-
vors, some 500,000 of whom still suffer from afteref-
fects.Government and LawAmerican Experience—Jimmy Carter
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carter/
Created to accompany an episode of the Public
Broadcasting Service’s (PBS) programAmerican Ex-
perience, this site provides information about Jimmy
Carter’s life before, during, and after his presidency,
as well as a discussion of the episode and a teacher’s
guide. It includes a time line, photos of Carter and
his family, and an in-depth examination of some of
the issues of his presidency, including his attempts to
bring peace to the Middle East and to end the Ira-Iranian hostage crisis.
Canadian Constitutional Documents: A Legal His-
tory
http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/
index.html
The 1980’s saw a great deal of constitutional
change in Canada, not the least of which was the
Canada Act of 1982, in which Britain relinquished
the power to change Canada’s laws, including its
constitution. This site contains the text of the act, in
both English and French, describes the previous leg-
islation that the act amended, and summarizes the
act’s impact upon Canada.The Canadian Encyclopedia
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/
index.cfm?PgNm=Homepage&Params=A1