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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The Challenge of Democracy: LBJ in the Oval Office: Johnson's Vietnam Anguish

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Regarding Vietnam: Stories Since the War

A valuable site filled with firsthand discussion on the conduct and effect [...] »

Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music

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The "Daisy" Ad

Johnson, Goldwater, and the politics of fear.

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Manias of the Gilded Age

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When Whales Lit the World

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An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

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Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

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Women's Reform Movement
Print, A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed, 1829

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Supreme Court of the United States

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National Center for Education Statistics
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Freedom and the National Debt
1837 mock bank note

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