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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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Kellogg African American Health Care Project: The Oral Histories 
What was health care like during segregation?
[...] »Death of the Dream: Farmhouses in the Heartland 
Begin your background research on prairie farmhouses with this website.
[...] »Now What a Time : Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943 
Listen to African American Blues from the Fort Valley Music Festivals of [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Thanksgiving Dinner in 1943 
What traditional Thanksgiving foods would have been hard to come by during [...] »
Back to the Future . . . 
In the year 1900, what did Americans think the next century would bring?
[...] »American Myths: Popular Music 
Each song has a story. What inspired it? When was it made? By whom?
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
The Early Conservation Movement 
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
Selective Service System 
Did you know that the draft was used in times of peace, as well as war?
[...] »Team Ships 
Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.
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The Ways West 
How emigrants traveled from Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1830.
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