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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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Wisconsin Magazine of History
Photo, Hauling Logs With Oxen, c. 1880, Wisconsin Historical Society

Take in full articles from the 1917 through 2005 editions of the Wisconsin [...] »

Lionel Hampton: His Life and Legacy

Jazz musician Lionel Hampton and the University of Idaho shared a rich [...] »

Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project
Photograph, Edison Concert Record: 8, 1898-1899, UC Santa Barbara Library.

Browse and listen to cylinder recordings, the first commercially produced [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Reading Photographs: A Dusty Street

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

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A-mouldering in the Grave

"John Brown's Body" keeps reappearing. What do you know about the song?

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Go West, Young Woman!

Men and women both settled the West. Answer these questions on women’s [...] »

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 [...] »

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, [...] »

Women's Reform Movement
Print, A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed, 1829

The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

American art makes the interpretive nature of historical knowledge clear. [...] »

National Center for Education Statistics
Marginalia, CHNM

Ever wondered about the numbers behind the latest teaching trends?

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National Archives and Records Administration
Letter, . . . Flag Design Suggestion, 10/1958, Sheryl Byland, NARA

With more than 10 billion items addressing U.S. history, you're bound to [...] »

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Decisive Battles in the War of Independence
lithograph, The Taking of Yorktown, 1840, Turgis, LOC

What were the most important battles of the American Revolution?

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