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Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
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Agents of Social Change: 20th-Century Women's Activism
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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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The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 
Influenza scares can be deadly—check out 16 documents and images from the [...] »
The Lindbergh Case: The Trial of the Century 
Relive media coverage of the famous Lindbergh Trial through this [...] »
Teaching with Laurel Grove School 
Local history teaches about slavery, emancipation, and freedom in Northern [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Memorializing Memorials 
How do we relate to national memorials? Photographs can show us how we want [...] »
Teaching the 20th 
When does the past go from 'recent' to 'history?' Consider these questions [...] »
The Art of Migration 
What can artistic renderings tell us about the Great Migration?
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Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Los Alamos National Laboratory 
Follow the development of Weapons of Mass Destruction through the protection [...] »
Supreme Court of the United States 
From John Jay to Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court is the final word in law [...] »
National Museum of the American Indian 
Make sure that your students know not all Native Americans lived in tipis or [...] »
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Alternative Outcomes of World War II 
Can historians answer questions about alternate history? No, but they can [...] »