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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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Website Reviews

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William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz

Explore writer-photographer William P. Gottlieb photographs of 1938–1948 [...] »

19th Century Advertising, Harper's Weekly
Teresa Bagioli Sickles confession, 1859

Can I interest you in a metallic artificial leg?

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Savannah Images Project
Oglethorpe Avenue photogravure, Savannah, GA

A useful local history project which focuses on the history of Savannah and [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Reading Photographs: A Dusty Street

When and where was this photo taken? See what clues you can spot!

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As American as Mom…

You know Mother's Day is all about mom, but do you know the history of the [...] »

Fashion Maven

Do you have your mother's—and her mother's—fashion sense?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

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 [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Coast Guard
Art, Auxliarist, Lew Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard

Who protects U.S. interests in international and domestic waters?

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Federal Reserve Board

The economy's on everyone's mind. Take advantage of that fact to teach a bit [...] »

Federal Highway Administration
Lithograph, Chas. H. Kabrich, c. 1896, Donaldson Litho. Co., LoC

Do you fit today's transportation norms? Do you reside in a suburb or a city [...] »

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Animating the Home Front
war worker from 1945 Philco advertisement

What happens when cartoon characters go to war?

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