The latest articles on DEV Community by Samy (@samy0__0). https://dev.to/samy0__0 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4219143%2F7f77513c-0e36-4ffb-aa96-523436075fa3.jpg https://dev.to/samy0__0 en Samy Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:42:22 +0000 https://dev.to/samy0__0/history-web-a-free-open-source-interactive-history-encyclopedia-with-249-topics-1pc7 https://dev.to/samy0__0/history-web-a-free-open-source-interactive-history-encyclopedia-with-249-topics-1pc7 <p>I'm a high school student and the history mentor at October Humanities Club. I built History Web, a free and open-source interactive history encyclopedia: <a href="https://thehistoryweb.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://thehistoryweb.org</a></p> <h2> What it is </h2> <p>A world map you explore by continent, era, region, then topic. There are 249 topics across six continents, each with its own page: a historical image, a short read, and links to reliable sources so you can keep reading.</p> <h2> What's inside </h2> <ul> <li>249 topic pages covering Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania, organized across three eras</li> <li>A STEM Curriculum section designed around the Grade 10 history syllabus in Egypt's STEM schools</li> <li>A download panel that packs selected topics into a ZIP for offline reading</li> <li>Light and dark themes, CRT effects, and a few easter eggs</li> </ul> <h2> How it's built </h2> <p>Static HTML, CSS and JavaScript. I generate the pages with Eleventy from JSON files, and the site deploys from GitHub to Cloudflare Pages. The code is open source under GPLv3:<br> <a href="https://github.com/SamyIOoOI/OHC-History-Web" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/SamyIOoOI/OHC-History-Web</a></p> <h2> How it's doing </h2> <p>The site is approaching 10,000 visits in the last 30 days.</p> <p>It's already listed and searchable on MERLOT. </p> <p>I've also submitted it to H-Announce and OER Commons, where it's awaiting review.</p> <p>Its Product Hunt launch is scheduled for November 1.</p> <p>Open source today and forever. By a student, for all students.</p> <p>Try it and tell me what's missing.</p> opensource webdev history showdev