Welcome to History Content
Regional Oral History Office
In Website Reviews
Charters of Freedom
In Website Reviews
George Catlin and His Indian Gallery
In Website Reviews
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.
FIND OUT MORE »
FIND OUT MORE »
Website Reviews
Find quality websites & primary sources
Presidential Recording Program 
Offers over 2,500 hours of White House recordings by six American presidents [...] »
Disability History Museum 
Explore the experiences of those with disabilities through documents and [...] »
Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 
Discover the life of pragmatist and education reform advocate John Dewey ( [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Back to School 
Binders, buses, and backpacks—consider the history of these back-to-school [...] »
Column A and Column B 
In the 19th century, no one expected Chinese food to take off in the United [...] »
African American History Month: Civil Rights Worldwide 
These African American civil rights activists affected more than the U.S. [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery 
American art makes the interpretive nature of historical knowledge clear. [...] »
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence 
More than 1,600 learning resources from the federal government sorted by [...] »
Government Printing Office 
GPO is the Federal Government's resource for preserving and providing access [...] »
Ask a Historian
Tippecanoe and Walking Canes Too 
A family’s oral history intersects with larger events in U.S. history.
[...] »