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New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939
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The Wars for Vietnam: 1945-1975
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Women Working, 1800-1930
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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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Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers 
Alexander Graham Bell's work and interests extended far beyond the invention [...] »
Frontera Collection of Mexican American Music 
Listen to clips from more than 100,000 recordings of Mexican American [...] »
History Now: American History Online 
Read this quarterly journal which focuses on a different topic in American [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Women's History Month: Picturing Pocahontas 
What do you picture when you hear her name?
[...] »Presidents Day: Growing Up to Be President 
Even American presidents were babies once!
[...] »Presidential Valentines 
The politics of love—answer these questions about valentines to and from U.S [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Library of Congress 
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, the nation's [...] »
National Air and Space Museum 
Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a [...] »
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 [...] »
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Quebec City Fire 
Were the great fires of 1845 the result of arson or accident?
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