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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 Papers

The largest collection of original Jefferson documents in the world. Really [...] »

Prairie Settlement: Nebraska Photographs and Family Letters

Nearly 3,500 images and approximately 318 letters illuminate life on the [...] »

The Zora Neale Hurston Plays

Read 10 unpublished Hurston plays based on her anthropological studies of [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
A Symbol of Friendship

The cherry trees in Washington, DC were a gift from Japan. What does their [...] »

Celebrate More Than St. Patrick

The Irish contributed more to the U.S. than shamrocks and folktales.

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Women at War

Women have fought in every U.S. war, but only recently have they gained [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

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 [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Commemorate the lives of the millions of people murdered during the [...] »

National Postal Museum
Ink on paper, Kodak advertisement, c. 1942, National Postal Museum

When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum's extensive [...] »

Government Printing Office
Photo, Headlines posted in street. . , 1940, Jack Delano, Flickr Commons

GPO is the Federal Government's resource for preserving and providing access [...] »

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On a Mission: Junípero Serra in New Spain
photographic print, Father O'Kief at CA Mission, c1900,  G. P. Thresher, LOC

Discover how missionary work impacted Native Americans.

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