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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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New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939
Color slide, Photographic Slide from Hartford..., March 22-24, 1939, LoC.

Learn about the New Deal through the Federal Theatre Project, designed to [...] »

Election Statistics
Photo, I Voted, November 4, 2008, mamamusings, Flickr

How many votes did each nominee receive in federal elections?

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Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS), 1945-1972
Image, United Nations Poster, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian.

Peruse this collection of recently declassified foreign policy documents. [...] »

History Quiz

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Memorial Day: The Poppy Puzzle

Do you know the history of this symbol?

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The Ice Cream Wars

Was there conflict in the past over one of our favorite summer treats?

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Thanksgiving Dinner in 1943

What traditional Thanksgiving foods would have been hard to come by during [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

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 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 [...] »

National Atlas

Explore maps that enable you to better understand the country that you live [...] »

Society for History in the Federal Government
Transparency, U.S. Capitol exteriors, c. 1920-1950, Theodor Horydczak, LoC

Represents historians across executive, judicial, and congressional [...] »

Ask a Historian

Why Was the Boston Tea Party Not Stopped by British Troops?
Tea Destroyed by Indians, broadside

To some extent, the Boston Tea Party was the result of unintended [...] »