Welcome to History Content
Yale Digital Commons
In Website Reviews
Red White Blue & Brimstone: New World Literature and the American Millennium
In Website Reviews
Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858
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
NOVA: Einstein's Big Idea 
E=mc2. What does it mean? How has it changed society? What was Einstein's [...] »
Beyond Words 
Transcibe WWI era newspaper images and increase access to historical [...] »
Spain, The United States, and The American Frontier: Historias Paralelas 
If you need primary sources on the Spanish in North America, try this site [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Practicing Medicine on the Presidents 
When the presidents' maladies threatened to affect their performance.
[...] »Advice for Beachgoers 
Long before sunblock, boogie boards, or bikinis...did ladies wear corsets to [...] »
Earth Day: Lost to History 
Human history affects more than human beings.
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Department of Education 
Use the resources offered by the Department of Education to help you become [...] »
U.S. Marine Corps 
Why are the Marines known as "America's 911 Force"? Explore this division of [...] »
Bureau of Justice Statistics 
Everyday you read about local crime in the newspaper, but are the rates [...] »
Ask a Historian
Colonial Teenagers 
Young people in their teens were not thought of as a distinct group, but as [...] »