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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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New York Public Library Picture Collection Online 
Support visual learners with a selection of more than 30,000 historical [...] »
Fats Waller Forever Digital Exhibit 
Meet legendary jazz pianist Fats Waller. Be at the forefront of musical [...] »
Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive 
Peruse more than 1,700 texts written by or to Thomas Jefferson—from [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Back to School 
Binders, buses, and backpacks—consider the history of these back-to-school [...] »
Presidential Moments: Campaigns 
Think the mudslinging in modern campaigns is bad? Campaigns have always been [...] »
Reading Photographs: MacArthur and Hirohito 
How would you have planned this photograph if you were General MacArthur? [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Museum of African Art 
Approach African American history and culture through African art.
[...] »Small Business Association 
What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have [...] »
National Institutes of Health 
Repository for the history of the federal agency, medical profession, and [...] »
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Everyday Life in the 19th Century 
Wandering through time into our ancestors' attic.
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