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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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Third Person, First Person: Slave Voices

Explore American slavery through this website's 33 primary source documents [...] »

American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920
Photograph, Harry and Beatrice Houdini with the Welsh..., 1895, McManus-Young.

Follows the development of popular entertainment forms from the 1870s to the [...] »

The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip

Archives audio files of more than 700 folk tunes recorded in the South in [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Constitution Day Count

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

Who Won the War (of 1812)?

How do textbooks from different countries treat the War of 1812?

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Yo, Ho, Ho and a . . . Bushel of Oysters?

Shellfish pirates stole from the rich to feed themselves—and make a little [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

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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 [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Federal Aviation Administration

The FAA regulates air safety and influences the development of civil [...] »

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?

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Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Service-learning and history don't have to be exclusive. Consider the [...] »

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Breaking the News in 1900
Mr. Tagg grants an interview

Headlines and deadlines. Where was the line between muckraking and [...] »