OpenHistory is a website dedicated to providing an open, free encyclopedia and text of Japanese history created and maintained by Chris Spackman. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages An encyclopedia (or '''encyclopædia''') is a comprehensive written Compendium that contains Information on either all branches of Knowledge The written history of Japan begins with brief references in the 1st century AD Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts The About page of the website says (Wikipedia links added):
I (Chris Spackman) studied Asian History at the University of Hawaii after getting a B.A. in History from Loyola in New Orleans. The history of Asia can be seen as the collective history of several distinct peripheral coastal regions East Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East The University of Hawaii, formally the University of Hawaii System and popularly known as UH, is a public co-educational college and university system that confers History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Loyola University New Orleans is a private, Co-educational and Jesuit university located in New Orleans. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana I came to Japan on the JET Program in July 1995 and was soon looking around for a way to continue my studies while living in the country. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. or is a Japanese government initiative that brings college ( University) graduates—mostly Native speakers of English —to Japan as Assistant Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Somewhere along the line I got the idea of starting an online encyclopedia of historical information--partly to learn html and partly as a way of furthering my studies. HTML, an initialism of HyperText Markup Language, is the predominant Markup language for Web pages It provides a means to describe the structure
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I would like OpenHistory to eventually include historical documents (like the US Constitution), books, book reviews, encyclopedias, bibliographies, and everything else that people need in order to do history. The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. (Getting all possible primary documents online may pose a bit of a problem. )
The contents are available under GNU Free Documentation License and some articles and pictures have been incorporated into Wikipedia. The GNU Free Documentation License ( GNU FDL or simply GFDL) is a Copyleft License for free documentation designed by the Free Software ***************************************************************************************** * *
Pictures taken by Spackman [1] are licensed GFDL as well with the following notice:
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I must apologise for not making the status of these pictues clearer, sooner. As of 24 September 2002, all the photos at this site are made available under the GNU Free Documentation License. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The license is available at this site or directly from the Free Software Foundation. For the purposes of the gnu fdl, each individual picture may be considered one complete work. . . .
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