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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Reston Collection Images

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Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures

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Black Mask Magazine
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Teaching the 20th

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Theatre of the People

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Vaccinations: Rites of Passage

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The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

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The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

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National Endowment for the Humanities

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Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Photo, Jason Tully, a CDC laboratorian. . . , ID# 7294, 2004, James Gathany, CDC

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National Postal Museum
Ink on paper, Kodak advertisement, c. 1942, National Postal Museum

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On a Mission: Junípero Serra in New Spain
photographic print, Father O'Kief at CA Mission, c1900,  G. P. Thresher, LOC

Discover how missionary work impacted Native Americans.

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