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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Website Reviews

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Minnesota Maps Online
An illustrated historical atlas of the state. . . , 1874, Minnesota. . . site

Are you interested in cartography or the natural and social environment of [...] »

U.S. Intelligence Policy Documentation Project

Read up on the NRO, NSA, and the use of satellite imaging for intelligence [...] »

Hiroshima Peace Site
Photo, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park 10, cmbjn843, Flickr

Learn about Hiroshima and the history of nuclear warfare and non- [...] »

History Quiz

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American Myths: Popular Music

Each song has a story. What inspired it? When was it made? By whom?

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California or Bust

Who went west when? Answer questions about migration from 1935 to 2000.

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Sand, Sea, and Oil: Operation Desert Storm

It's in the name: "Desert." How did the environment affect the Persian Gulf [...] »

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The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

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National Endowment for the Arts

Watch videos on jazz and opera history, courtesy of the National Endowment [...] »

Federal Judicial Center
Photo, Harry Anstead. . . , 2000, Newhall Photography, Flickr Commons

The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal [...] »

Federal Aviation Administration

The FAA regulates air safety and influences the development of civil [...] »

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Senatorial Division
U.S. Senate in 1850

A Congressional balance of power between North and South on slavery

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