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Peruse this national source for all things Eisenhower.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and Museum
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View political cartoons by Herbert Block, father of the term, "McCarthyism."

Remembering Herblock
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A comprehensive current and historical look at this legislative body and its context.

U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk
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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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Studs Terkel: Conversations with America

Meet Studs Terkel—oral historian, radio host, and Pulitzer Prize-winning [...] »

Digital Public Library of America
Homepage, DPLA

Search more than 4,500,000 primary sources from across the country from one [...] »

A New Deal for the Arts
Watercolor, Figurehead for Lady Blessington, c. 1936-1941, WPA, NARA

View works from artists financed by the United States Government during the [...] »

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Constitution Day Count

How does the Constitution measure up to other important documents in U.S. [...] »

We the People . . . Rarely Agree

What does the Constitution mean to you? Match each quote to the historical [...] »

Spot the President: Presidential Campaign Ads

Decide whether these statements on the more-than-50-year-old tradition of [...] »

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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? [...] »

Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Photo, NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI)

Since its inception, NASA has accomplished many scientific and technological [...] »

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Silkscreen, Disaster Broadcast. . . , 1941-1943, Edward T. Grigware, LoC

When the weather's not on our side, FEMA's there to lend a hand.

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U.S. Mint

A magician may be able to pull coins out of thin air, but most of us can't [...] »

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Jewish Immigration During the Revolutionary War
Robert Morris, Geo Washington, and Haym Salomon monument, Chicago

Just before the Revolution, between 2,000 and 3,000 Jews lived in the [...] »

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