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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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Coal Mining in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era 
Visit this unique site to learn about the history of coal mining during the [...] »
The Mercury Theater on the Air 
Visit this sound archive to listen to all Mercury Theatre on the Air [...] »
Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory 
Commemorates the 1871 Great Chicago Fire with an array of primary sources. [...] »
History Quiz
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Charters for Colonies 
To legally exist, English colonies needed charters from the monarchy. Answer [...] »
Presidential Moments: Inaugural Addresses 
Can you match these famous first words with their presidential speakers?
[...] »Who Won the War (of 1812)? 
How do textbooks from different countries treat the War of 1812?
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Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ![Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed. . . ], 1830-1870, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Patent432x240.jpg?itok=QLJLh39q "Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed women's hair tonic which \"restores gray hair ... cures dandruff and prevents baldness], 1830-1870, Library of Congress")
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »
Center for Disease Control and Prevention 
For when those historical figures suffered conditions you don't recognize. [...] »
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
Commemorate the lives of the millions of people murdered during the [...] »
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Civil Rights Sit-in 
"Local custom" was at odds with company policy in Jackson, MS.
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