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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The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color

Explore World War II's color film footage.

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American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series I, 1760-1900
Broadside, This evening, Friday, July 20th. . . ,  Drury Lane Theatre, NYPL

Explore American life through advertisements, literature, poetry, Civil War [...] »

Investigating the Vietnam War

A good starting point for student research regarding the Vietnam War and its [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
From War to Revolution

Can you answer these questions on figures who took part in the French and [...] »

First Ladies' Firsts

What about the other occupants of the White House?

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The Big Picture: Match the Ad to the Year

Be it the radio or the television, the slogans related to popular or [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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? [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

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 [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Screenshot, "U.S. History Topics," Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

More than 1,600 learning resources from the federal government sorted by [...] »

U.S. Postal Service
Photo, City Carrier, 1975, United States Postal Service

Come rain or shine, the mail must go through, bringing information and [...] »

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 [...] »

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Conococheague
The original stone Conococheague Bridge at Wilson, MD, Scenes from the old Natio

How do you pronounce (and spell) Conococheague and how do we know?

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