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Vice-President James Schoolcraft Sherman

Unforeseen events and potential crises forced politicians and lawmakers to devise backup plans for presidential and vice-presidential elections.

Presidential Death During the Election Process
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Photographs capture how someone appeared at one moment in time. But who arranged that moment?

Native American Heritage Month: Questioning Photos
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Explore the layout and businesses of turn-of-the-century Dallas.

Murphy and Bolanz: Block and Addition Books, Dallas County 1880-1920
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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

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Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819

Uncover novels, readers, hymnals, almanacs, diaries, maps, treaties, and [...] »

Illinois Digital Archives
Photo negative, Playing with the pet cat, Dec 1942, Jack Delano, LOC

Primary sources on Illinois history with an emphasis on residential and [...] »

Anti-Saloon League, 1893-1933
Cartoon, Liquor Octopus, January 4, 1919, Russell Henderson, Anti-Saloon League.

Printed materials preserve the public campaigns of the Anti-Saloon League [...] »

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History Quiz

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American Myths: Christopher Columbus

In 1492, what did Columbus really do?

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Women at War

Women have fought in every U.S. war, but only recently have they gained [...] »

Charters for Colonies

To legally exist, English colonies needed charters from the monarchy. Answer [...] »

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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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20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

Coal and the Industrial Revolution
Photo, At the close of the day, January 1911, Lewis Hine, Library of Congress

How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Park Service
Screencapture, FDR Memorial, National Park Service homepage

Lesson plans, essays, multimedia, activities, and artifacts of U.S. heritage [...] »

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Official poster, Veterans Day, 2008, United Staes Department of Veteran Affairs

Learn about the men who fought for American ideals and survived.

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U.S. Marine Corps

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

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John Adams: Great or Not?
Coin, Presidential $1 Coin for John Adams, 2007, United States Mint

What does historical "greatness" mean, anyway?

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