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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Presidents of the United States - POTUS

Compare inauguration promises or cabinet members. See the image of the [...] »

By Popular Demand: "Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
Photo, Alice Stone Blackwell, half-length portrait, seated..., 1905-17, LoC.

View photographs, cartoons, and campaign items from the women's suffrage [...] »

Mapping History
Graphic, Native American Tribes: 1783, University of Oregon, Mapping History

Explore American and world history through this collection of maps.

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Native American Heritage Month: Questioning Photos

Photographs capture how someone appeared at one moment in time. But who [...] »

Fashion Maven

Do you have your mother's—and her mother's—fashion sense?

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Classroom Glory

Does the movie "Glory" depict historical accuracy or wholesale fiction?

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Beyond the Textbook

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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 [...] »

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 [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

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Supreme Court of the United States

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

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 [...] »

Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Design embodies both artistic ingenuity and responses to everyday problems [...] »

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The Many Faces of Immigration
Colored Lithograph, Welcome to all!, 1880, LOC

American is built upon immigration. However, attitudes about immigration [...] »