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Historical Context of Distance Education -- http://www.higherweb.com/kristin/adted/html/timeline.html

History of Education and Childhood -- http://www.socsci.kun.nl/ped/whp/histeduc/index.html

Timeline: Highlights In Distance Education (DE) and Library Services -- http://www.lib.usf.edu/~ifrank/lis5937/distuse/history.html