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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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Nixon Tapes
Photo, President Nixon (right) meets with staff, 1970, Nixon Library, NARA.

What was the nature of Nixon and Echeverria's political relationship?

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Biddle Edition Archive
Illustration, Woodpecker, C. W. Peale, Biddle Edition Archive

Why did seven years pass between the Lewis and Clark Expedition and their [...] »

Labor Arts
Arkansas farmers building a cooperative syrup mill on FSA. 1940

What role has art had in the depiction and reality of U.S. labor?

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History Quiz

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Constitution Day

Securing the blessings of liberty for ourselves and for posterity—answer [...] »

Thanksgiving Dinner in 1943

What traditional Thanksgiving foods would have been hard to come by during [...] »

The "Daisy" Ad

Johnson, Goldwater, and the politics of fear.

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Beyond the Textbook

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Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

Coal and the Industrial Revolution
Photo, At the close of the day, January 1911, Lewis Hine, Library of Congress

How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »

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? [...] »

National Resources

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Tennessee Valley Authority

Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »

Military History
Photo, The Five of Hearts - Renault. . . , U.S. Army Center of Military History

The U.S. Armed Forces maintain multiple historical offices within each [...] »

National Institutes of Health
Photo, Dr. Thomas Starzl, 1960-1980, Office of History, NIH

Repository for the history of the federal agency, medical profession, and [...] »

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Fine Line Between Thief and Entrepreneur

Explore the fine line between Captains of Industry and Robber Barons and how [...] »