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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Black Mask Magazine
Famous Fantastic Mysteries

Analyze popular fiction of the 1920s with these stories from the pulp [...] »

History Unfolded: US Newspapers and the Holocaust

Local newspaper research to broaden understanding of American’s knowledge of [...] »

Magic, Illusion, and Detection in Turn of the Century America
Photo, New York City Police Dept. activities, c.1908, Library of Congress

Learn about American culture at the turn of the 20th century.

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Past Rebel Lines

Benedict Arnold wasn't the only spy in the American Revolution. Take this [...] »

Lewis Hine: Caption Critique

Does a caption change the meaning of a photograph?

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As American as Mom…

You know Mother's Day is all about mom, but do you know the history of the [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

John Brown's Raid
Painting, John Brown, 1867, Thomas S. Noble, NYPL Digital Gallery

Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »

The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Charts, "Educational Attainment," Bureau of Labor Statistics

Is your grandfather more likely to be working now than he would have been in [...] »

National Institutes of Health
Photo, Dr. Thomas Starzl, 1960-1980, Office of History, NIH

Repository for the history of the federal agency, medical profession, and [...] »

National Portrait Gallery

Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.

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Breaking the Confederate Line at Antietam
Litho., Lincoln and McClellan, Brady National Photographic Art Gallery, 1862.

Hour by hour account of how Union Generals moved on the battlefield at [...] »