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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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World Trade Center: Rescue, Recovery, Response
Photo, Salvation Army volunteers at the Hilltop Cafe, 2011, NY State Museum

Get out of the political arena and teach your students about the emergency [...] »

Discovery and Exploration [Maps]
Map, Americae sive qvartae orbis partis nova et..., 1562, D. Gutierrez, LoC.

A collection of maps which chronicle the age of European discovery.

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Atlanta in the Civil Rights Movement
Negro going in colored entrance of movie house on Saturday afternoon, Belzoni, M

What was Atlanta's role in the larger African American civil rights movement [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
The Ice Cream Wars

Was there conflict in the past over one of our favorite summer treats?

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Reading Photographs: Snow Day

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

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Which Witch?

Words constantly evolve and change over time. What did "witch" mean to these [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Federal Trade Commission
Woodcut, Igirisujin Yokohama. . . , 1861, Sadahide Utagawa, LoC

Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the [...] »

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Graph, "Sentences for those convicted in federal court," BJS

Everyday you read about local crime in the newspaper, but are the rates [...] »

Indian Health Service
Photo, "Baby being weighed by nurse," IHS, 1887-1969, Dept. of Health

Disease ravaged colonial-era Native American populations. What health [...] »

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A Trail of 4,000 Tears
Painting, The Trail of Tears, Robert Lindneux, Woolaroc Museum

Discover the ramifications of the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

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