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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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Sanborn® Fire Insurance Maps, UT

1,275 detailed historical maps, dating from 1867 through 1969, depict 40 [...] »

Curating the City: Wilshire Blvd
Johnie's Coffee Shop, 2005

California educators, lead your students on an interactive journey down Los [...] »

Magic, Illusion, and Detection in Turn of the Century America
Photo, New York City Police Dept. activities, c.1908, Library of Congress

Learn about American culture at the turn of the 20th century.

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
First Ladies' Firsts

What about the other occupants of the White House?

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Advice for Beachgoers

Long before sunblock, boogie boards, or bikinis...did ladies wear corsets to [...] »

War of Invaders

What do these biased narratives of the French and Indian War tell us?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

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The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Photo, Russ Hopcroft, from the University . . . , 2002, Ian MacDonald, NOAA

Explore the history of science and technology, maritime history, and the [...] »

Federal Judicial Center
Photo, Harry Anstead. . . , 2000, Newhall Photography, Flickr Commons

The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal [...] »

James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation

Looking for a way to fund graduate education related to teaching the U.S. [...] »

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Protestant Immigration to Louisiana
Jackson Square, New Orleans, early 1900s

On the trail of French Calvinists—apocryphal stories and actual immigrant [...] »