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Spotlight on Elementary Education

History has been shaped and influenced by the out come of ancient trials—such as the Trial of Socrates in 399B.C.—to Rosenberg Trial in the 1950s. This site offers a comprehensive look at 50 prominent court trials throughout history and its resources can be used to give young learners an introduction to the history of the modern judicial system.

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Historic Missouri Newspaper Project

Peruse articles, images, and advertisements drawn from 14 Missouri [...] »

Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project
Paint, Oct 16, 1942 (Minidoka), 2003, R. Shimomura, In the Shadow of My Country.

Explore this archive of over 110 video interviews on Japanese American [...] »

History News Network
Photograph, Woodstock, 1969, LIFE Classic: Woodstock: LIFE's Best Photos.

Nowhere is history more present than in current events. HNN examines history [...] »

History Quiz

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Presidential Valentines

The politics of love—answer these questions about valentines to and from U.S [...] »

Reading Photographs: A Dusty Street

When and where was this photo taken? See what clues you can spot!

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Memorializing Memorials

How do we relate to national memorials? Photographs can show us how we want [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

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The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »

The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Postal Service
Photo, City Carrier, 1975, United States Postal Service

Come rain or shine, the mail must go through, bringing information and [...] »

Preserve America

Preserve America is a White House initiative uniting the work of 11 federal [...] »

U.S. Marine Corps

Why are the Marines known as "America's 911 Force"? Explore this division of [...] »

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Divided Allegiance

Being born in the United States was not always a guaranteed path to [...] »