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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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Willa Cather Archive

Read the annotated works of author Willa Cather (1873–1947), including O [...] »

Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS), 1945-1972
Image, United Nations Poster, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian.

Peruse this collection of recently declassified foreign policy documents. [...] »

Bland County History Archives
Photo, Local History and Technology, 2006-2007, Bland County History Archives

Looking for proof that students can handle extensive local history projects [...] »

History Quiz

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The Art of Migration

What can artistic renderings tell us about the Great Migration?

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Playing History

Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »

Saving Daylight

Politicians get hot under the collar when discussing the hottest of topics— [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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, [...] »

Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

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
Supreme Court of the United States

From John Jay to Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court is the final word in law [...] »

Presidents of the United States

The White House offers historic photos and biographies of its past and [...] »

U.S. Army
Photo, The 101st Airborne troops move out of Bastogne. . . , 1944, U.S. Army

Increase your knowledge of the people, past, and technology of the United [...] »

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Russian Ships at Pearl Harbor?
Pearl Harbor telegram dispatch

Playing the game of alternative history—do what-ifs and if-onlys have a [...] »