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

Find quality websites & primary sources
Digital Archive of American Architecture
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220.

Explore U.S. architectural styles and ornamentation, or date the buildings [...] »

Union or Secession: Virginians Decide

Trace Virginia's route to secession in the Civil War with more than 200 [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
The California Gold Rush

"Seeing the elephant" in California.

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Food 50 Years Ago

Is your favorite food a recent invention?

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Presidents Day: Growing Up to Be President

Even American presidents were babies once!

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

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

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

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Central Intelligence Agency
Glass negative, "Belle Boyd," Confederate spy, Between 1855 and 1865, LoC

You've seen spy movies, but what is the real history of U.S. [...] »

Team Ships

Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.

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

When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum's extensive [...] »

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The Auto Industry Goes to War
Ford Sedan, 1942 model year

Domestic automotive manufacturing took a back seat to military transport [...] »