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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Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers and Artists of Color

Learn about all of America's most famous female writers of color with this [...] »

Belgian-American Research Collection
Photo, "Maltie" (cat) - summer, 1908, Louis Milton Thiers

What would your life have been like as a Belgian immigrant in Wisconsin?

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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library eLibrary

More than 5,700 documents related to Woodrow Wilson's life and presidency. [...] »

History Quiz

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The Art of Migration

What can artistic renderings tell us about the Great Migration?

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The Ice Cream Wars

Was there conflict in the past over one of our favorite summer treats?

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Fly Away Jim Crow

Equality requires more than a Proclamation. Try to answer these questions on [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

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

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

National Resources

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U.S. Coast Guard
Art, Auxliarist, Lew Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard

Who protects U.S. interests in international and domestic waters?

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Federal Judiciary

Can’t tell an affadavit from an acquittal? Learn the legal lingo.

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Team Ships

Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.

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Cause and Effect: The Outbreak of World War II
photography, World War II Memorial Washington, D.C.,  2006 September 21, Carol M

What factors contributed to the initiation of World War II? Find out here! [...] »