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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Forests, Fields, and the Falls

How did the lumber, flour, sawmill, and farming industries shape Minnesota's [...] »

NASA History Division
Photo, Life Cycle of Stars, March 5, 1999, NASA, Great Images in NASA

Ever wonder what lunar surface crew members and mission control said to each [...] »

Harvesting the River
Photo, Mussel Harvester, Pearl, Illinois, Marshall County Historical Society.

Explore river life—with a particular focus on food harvesting.

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Thanksgiving: Presidential Turkeys

How many turkeys have presidents pardoned?

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American Personalities: Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty

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Reading a Cartoon: Massive Resistance

What do the objects in this 1954 editorial cartoon stand for?

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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? [...] »

The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »

Women's Reform Movement
Print, A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed, 1829

The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »

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U.S. Fire Administration
Photo, Angel Island Fire, Behind Alcatraz, October 12, 2008, LeeLeFever, Flickr

Give historical fires perspective through modern statistics.

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National Museum of African Art

Approach African American history and culture through African art.

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U.S. Secret Service

How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »

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Feminist Art

Explorations of the body, self-reference, and the entanglement of art and [...] »