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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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Photographs from the Chicago Daily News: 1902-1933

Presents more than 55,000 Chicago Daily News photographs taken in [...] »

Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

How can you incorporate digital technology into your teaching, study, or [...] »

Vietnam Center and Archive

Browse through a multitude of resources on Vietnam and the Vietnam War, [...] »

History Quiz

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American Personalities: Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty

Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty are popular American icons. How much do you know [...] »

The Many Roots of African American Cooking

Africa, Europe, and North America—mix, and serve. Explore the foods that [...] »

In Dr. King's Words

People can identify (some of) the words of Martin Luther King Jr. Can you [...] »

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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 [...] »

Coal and the Industrial Revolution
Photo, At the close of the day, January 1911, Lewis Hine, Library of Congress

How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »

Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

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National Museum of the American Indian

Make sure that your students know not all Native Americans lived in tipis or [...] »

U.S. Navy

Who defends our seas, and how do they do it? Explore primary sources and [...] »

Supreme Court of the United States

From John Jay to Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court is the final word in law [...] »

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Supreme Court Nominations
Reagan and his nominee Sandra Day O'Connor

How many "yeas" and "nays" on the path to being a Supreme Court justice?

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