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Raid on Deerfield: The Many Stories of 1704
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Streetscape and Townscape of Metropolitan New York City, 1860-1942
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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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To the Moon

Explore the history of the moon itself, as well as how we reached it.

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NBER Macrohistory Database
Graphic. Stock exchanges

Looking for historical economics statistics? The NBER Macrohistory Database [...] »

A More Perfect Union
Detail, homepage

Was Japanese American internment constitutional? Explore the Japanese [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Presidential Moments: Campaigns

Think the mudslinging in modern campaigns is bad? Campaigns have always been [...] »

Women in the Lab (and the Field)

Marie Curie and Jane Goodall—you may know these female scientists, but can [...] »

Back to the Future . . .

In the year 1900, what did Americans think the next century would bring?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger
Dynamics of Idealism- Volunteers for Civil Rights, 1965-1982 432x240

Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »

Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Census Bureau

The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Service-learning and history don't have to be exclusive. Consider the [...] »

Preserve America

Preserve America is a White House initiative uniting the work of 11 federal [...] »

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Court Packing Controversies
U. S. Supreme Court, ca. 1860-65, Mathew Brady

What do Presidents Ulysses Grant and Franklin Roosevelt have in common? Both [...] »