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You know the Purple Heart, but can you identify these honors?

Veterans Day: Medals and Merit
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Photo, St. John's Mission, Komatke, Gila River Reservation, AZ

View 179 images of Catholic missionary and Native American life in Arizona.

Mission to Arizona, 1916–1940: Father Augustine Schwarz, O.F.M.
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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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Edgar Allan Poe
Photograph, Edgar Allan Poe, 1848, W.S. Hartshorn, Library of Congress.

Annotated materials about Poe published during his lifetime.

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Slave Movement During the 18th and 19th Centuries

Analyze data to understand the impact of slavery on the colonies and nation [...] »

Virtual Jamestown

Experience firsthand accounts of Jamestown and colonial history, dating from [...] »

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History Quiz

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In Dr. King's Words

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

Plays You Won't See in the Superbowl

Football has always been a great American sport, but how much do you know [...] »

Back to the Future . . .

In the year 1900, what did Americans think the next century would bring?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

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 [...] »

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National Resources

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Anacostia Community Museum
Photo, "Ms. Yavocka Wilson," March 11, 1997?, Anacostia Community Museum

What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »

National Archives and Records Administration
Letter, . . . Flag Design Suggestion, 10/1958, Sheryl Byland, NARA

With more than 10 billion items addressing U.S. history, you're bound to [...] »

Federal Aviation Administration

The FAA regulates air safety and influences the development of civil [...] »

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American Indian Women
Kutenai woman 1910

Different kinds of power in different cultures. Perceptions of dignified and [...] »

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