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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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Women Working, 1800-1930

What did women think of their work at home, in the arts, and in business? [...] »

Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1718-1820
Document. Slave Inventory Sheets: Ship from Goree

Consider assigning contextual reports on the lives of individual slaves.

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Living New Deal Project

Live in California? Trying to find local New Deal projects?

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Turkey Tracking

Thanksgiving—how much do you know about the history of this popular holiday [...] »

To the Source!

Where do historians turn for historical evidence?

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Historical Improbabilities

Truth is stranger than fiction, they say. Can you tell the difference?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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. [...] »

The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

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
Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

American art makes the interpretive nature of historical knowledge clear. [...] »

National Center for Education Statistics
Marginalia, CHNM

Ever wondered about the numbers behind the latest teaching trends?

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Photo, NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI)

Since its inception, NASA has accomplished many scientific and technological [...] »

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Contradictions in John Fremont's Political Chart of the US (1856)
John Fremont, detail of his Political Chart of the United States

The 1850s were a time of rapid industrialization and urbanization in the [...] »