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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Encyclopedia of Chicago, Historical Sources
Photo, Chinese. . . , 1917, Chicago Daily News, Chicago Historical Society

Imagine your life in 19th and 20th-century Chicago with this extensive [...] »

Tennessee 4 Me

Three years in the making, this project of the Tennessee State Museum [...] »

CIA and the Vietnam Policy Makers: Three Episodes 1962-1968
Image, CIA: CIA and the Vietnam Policymakers: Three Episodes 1962-1968.

A recently declassified study on the CIA's intelligence assessments [...] »

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Thanksgiving Dinner in 1943

What traditional Thanksgiving foods would have been hard to come by during [...] »

Teaching the 20th

When does the past go from 'recent' to 'history?' Consider these questions [...] »

First Impressions: The U.S. and Japan

In 1854, Japan signed a treaty with the U.S. How did the U.S. and Japan see [...] »

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Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

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Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

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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 [...] »

National Archives and Records Administration
Letter, . . . Flag Design Suggestion, 10/1958, Sheryl Byland, NARA

With more than 10 billion items addressing U.S. history, you're bound to [...] »

Society for History in the Federal Government
Transparency, U.S. Capitol exteriors, c. 1920-1950, Theodor Horydczak, LoC

Represents historians across executive, judicial, and congressional [...] »

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Slavery in Wyoming
Photo, Native American Male, Framed, Belden, Wyoming State Archives

Slavery outside of the South is often overlooked, as is Wyoming history.

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