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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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Making the Macintosh: Technology and Culture in Silicon Valley 
Preserves the history of the Macintosh through interviews with designers, [...] »
History: The National Park Service 
Visit this website to learn the history of many of the 384 areas under the [...] »
Minnesota Maps Online 
Are you interested in cartography or the natural and social environment of [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Westward Expansion: Image vs. Reality 
East or West? See if you can determine which region produced these images on [...] »
Dance, But Not That Way . . . 
Do you know how to dance the Sleigh Bell Polka? Learn the proper way to [...] »
Monuments to a Dream: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials 
Answer these questions about memorials to the life and ideals of MLK.
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Institute for Literacy 
Do you have struggling readers in your class? Try incorporating literacy [...] »
Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
U.S. Air Force 
From pilots to shuttle central command, how does the Air Force fulfill its [...] »
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How Did "Colonel" Become "Ker-nul"? 
The pronunciation devil is in the historical details.
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