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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Famous American Trials: Salem Witchcraft Trials

An ideal website for researching basic information regarding the Salem Witch [...] »

Amateur Athletic Foundation Digital Archive

Official documents and articles from periodicals record the history of the [...] »

The Capital and the Bay, ca. 1600-1925

What picture have people painted of the Washington, D.C. in written works? [...] »

History Quiz

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Columbus Day: Stories of Exploration

Which tales of daring exploration do you believe?

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Discovering Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus—a legend without a face? Answer these questions about [...] »

Back to School

Binders, buses, and backpacks—consider the history of these back-to-school [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

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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 [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

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Tennessee Valley Authority

Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »

National Endowment for the Arts

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

U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk

A comprehensive current and historical look at this legislative body and its [...] »

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Protestant Immigration to Louisiana
Jackson Square, New Orleans, early 1900s

On the trail of French Calvinists—apocryphal stories and actual immigrant [...] »