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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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Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964 
View the mid-20th-century art scene through the photographs of music and [...] »
Mass Moments 
MA educators—explore a historical moment (and accompanying primary source) [...] »
American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning 
Looking for a new way to teach history? Peruse new media and educational [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Reading a Cartoon: Nast's "Milk Tickets for Babies" 
What do you see in this 1876 cartoon?
[...] »Which Witch? 
Words constantly evolve and change over time. What did "witch" mean to these [...] »
Pre-Modern Pop Music 
Before "pop" music reigned supreme, jazz and ragtime amassed great public [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Tet Offensive 
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »
Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Senate Historical Office 
Political cartoons, photos, oral histories, artifacts, essays, and facts. [...] »
National Air and Space Museum 
Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a [...] »
Mine Safety and Health Administration 
Ever considered using mining to teach labor history?...
[...] »Ask a Historian
Freedom and the National Debt 
Old Hickory's hard currency—what are useful focal points in Jacksonian-era [...] »