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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CQ Historic Documents Series: Online Edition

From scientific findings to speeches, 100 documents represent each year [...] »

Washington During the Civil War: The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865

What did patent examiner Taft have to say on the Civil War homefront?

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Thomas Eakins: American Realist

Discover one of America's great realists, and see the Philadelphia of his [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
America's Love for the Automobile

An Exciting Whiff of Danger or La Belle Dame sans Merci?

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Sand, Sea, and Oil: Operation Desert Storm

It's in the name: "Desert." How did the environment affect the Persian Gulf [...] »

American Myths: Christopher Columbus

In 1492, what did Columbus really do?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

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

Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Museum of Natural History
Photo, . . . trephining [sic]. . . , 1926, Library of Congress

Don't let "natural history" scare you away! The museum covers anthropology [...] »

Social Security Administration

Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »

Military History
Photo, The Five of Hearts - Renault. . . , U.S. Army Center of Military History

The U.S. Armed Forces maintain multiple historical offices within each [...] »

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Civilization is All Relative

Common misconceptions of the classification of civilization are debunked. [...] »