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

Find quality websites & primary sources
Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History

Right this way for Seattle and Washington state history resources.

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The 19th Century in Print: Periodicals

What magazines do you read? What did people read in the 1800s?

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Sunday School Books: Shaping the Values of Youth in 19th-Century America

Provides full-text transcriptions and page images of 1815–1865 Sunday school [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Food 50 Years Ago

Is your favorite food a recent invention?

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Presidents Day: Growing Up to Be President

Even American presidents were babies once!

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Voices in the Whirlwind

To each prophet, a certain way of speaking. Match civil rights leaders with [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

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 [...] »

The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Coast Guard
Art, Auxliarist, Lew Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard

Who protects U.S. interests in international and domestic waters?

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Team Ships

Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.

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U.S. Geological Survey
Photo, Brown Bat, June 20, 2008, Al Hicks, U.S. Geological Survey

How has land use altered over time, and what did the explorers encounter? [...] »

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Honest Abe
Lincoln rainbow

The secret life of Lincoln? Gettysburg-era pride?

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