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African Americans in the Spanish Civil War
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Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson
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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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Democratic Vistas: The William Clyde DeVane Lecture Series 
Look to the past to consider the prospects of democracy in the U.S.
[...] »American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia 
Meet Virginians from the 1860s, and learn about their lives.
[...] »The Stars and Stripes, 1918-1919 
Peruse every edition of the "official newspaper" of the U.S. Army fighting [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
The "Daisy" Ad 
Johnson, Goldwater, and the politics of fear.
[...] »The Big Picture: Match the Ad to the Year 
Be it the radio or the television, the slogans related to popular or [...] »
Playing History 
Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »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
Architect of the Capitol 
What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this [...] »
National Institutes of Health 
Repository for the history of the federal agency, medical profession, and [...] »
Tennessee Valley Authority 
Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »
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Court Packing Controversies 
What do Presidents Ulysses Grant and Franklin Roosevelt have in common? Both [...] »