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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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Website Reviews
Find quality websites & primary sources
The Museum of Broadcast Communications 
Teaching media history and the spread of pop culture? Explore over 7,000 [...] »
A Portion of the People: Three Hundred Years of Southern Jewish Life 
Explore Jewish heritage outside of the Mid-Atlantic or the Holocaust.
[...] »Remembering Herblock 
View political cartoons by Herbert Block, father of the term, "McCarthyism [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Presidential Moments: Hail to the Chief Nicknames 
Fond or far-fetched, everyone has one—but as president, nicknames garner the [...] »
Columbus Day: Stories of Exploration 
Which tales of daring exploration do you believe?
[...] »Presidential Moments: Inaugural Addresses 
Can you match these famous first words with their presidential speakers?
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Archives and Records Administration 
With more than 10 billion items addressing U.S. history, you're bound to [...] »
U.S. Coast Guard 
Who protects U.S. interests in international and domestic waters?
[...] »National Portrait Gallery 
Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.
[...] »Ask a Historian
The U.S. and Egypt in the 1950s 
Creating political blowback in the Middle East
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