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Photo, Irene and Vernon Castle, full-length, in dancing position

Introduce yourself to ragtime music and the time which gave birth to it.

Perfessor Bill Edwards Ragtime/Old-time Piano Gallery
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Pearl Harbor telegram dispatch

Playing the game of alternative history—do what-ifs and if-onlys have a place in historical inquiry?

Russian Ships at Pearl Harbor?
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Circular advertising the Chicago Hot Shots. . . , Page 2, The Blues. . . site

How was the community support for and operation of Southern African American theaters?

The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s
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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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Website Reviews

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Agents of Social Change: 20th-Century Women's Activism
Photo. Jessie Lloyd with an unidentified group. 1928

Source documents to help you approach 20th-century feminism.

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Historic USGS Maps of New England
Map. Wyoming, DE Quadrangle. USGS

Explore New England's topography with more than 1,100 topographical maps, [...] »

All Hands on Deck
Watercolor, c. 1815, Guerriere and Constitution, Garneray, USS Constitution Mus.

Get classroom attention by using the "swashbuckling" history of the USS [...] »

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
A Culture Productive of Infinite Wretchedness

How did the American colonies get addicted to growing tobacco?

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Go West, Young Woman!

Men and women both settled the West. Answer these questions on women’s [...] »

Advice for Beachgoers

Long before sunblock, boogie boards, or bikinis...did ladies wear corsets to [...] »

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

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 [...] »

John Brown's Raid
Painting, John Brown, 1867, Thomas S. Noble, NYPL Digital Gallery

Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Park Service
Screencapture, FDR Memorial, National Park Service homepage

Lesson plans, essays, multimedia, activities, and artifacts of U.S. heritage [...] »

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Photo, Jason Tully, a CDC laboratorian. . . , ID# 7294, 2004, James Gathany, CDC

For when those historical figures suffered conditions you don't recognize. [...] »

Team Ships

Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.

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Fine Line Between Thief and Entrepreneur

Explore the fine line between Captains of Industry and Robber Barons and how [...] »

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