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George Percival Scriven: An American in Bohol, The Philippines, 1899-1901
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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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Thomas Jefferson's Library

Basic information and several images of 41 books once in Thomas Jefferson's [...] »

Quilt Index
Quilt, Mystical Rose, Barbara Curiel, Quilt Index

Consider broaching local or women's history using a quilt as a gateway [...] »

Brooklyn in the Civil War
Photo, Summer 1863, Brooklyn Historical Society

What role did Brooklyn play in the War Between the States?

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History Quiz

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Mapping the Past

A map can tell you more than east, west, north, and south.

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European Explorers in North America after Columbus

Who else left Europe following the call of wealth, fame, religion, or other [...] »

The Many Roots of African American Cooking

Africa, Europe, and North America—mix, and serve. Explore the foods that [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Supreme Court of the United States

From John Jay to Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court is the final word in law [...] »

U.S. Mint

A magician may be able to pull coins out of thin air, but most of us can't [...] »

National Endowment for the Arts

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

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All Disquiet on the Western Front
German machine gunners in a trench

In Flanders fields the poppies blow. . . Why did trench warfare characterize [...] »