Get information about any country in the world. Find out about the country’s government, trade, environment, population, current events, and geography. You can find maps too!
FACTS.com answers your questions about news and people of the last 60 years. A great database for finding out what happened on a specific date in the past (such as your birthday!).
Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia (Ebsco) 
This is an online encyclopedia that you can use to research any person, place, or thing you want to know more about.
This is the online World Book Encyclopedia. It has articles, pictures, video, audio, an atlas, a dictionary, and current events. It also has information to help your parents and teachers help you with your research.