Welcome to History Content

American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning
In Website Reviews
The Yale Map Collection: Online Maps
In Website Reviews

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.

FIND OUT MORE »

Website Reviews

Find quality websites & primary sources
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley poster c. 1910

Annie Oakley could shoot 6 holes in a playing card before it touched ground [...] »

Do History: Martha Ballard's Diary Online
Color engraving, A View of Hallowell, 1878, A. Ruger, Madison, WI: J.J. Stone.

Explore the diary of midwife Martha Ballard and the creation of two modern [...] »

The Irving Fine Collection, Ca. 1914-1962
Irving Fine, Leonard Bernstein, others. 1946. LOC

Experience the life and works of lesser known American classical composer [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Pre-Modern Pop Music

Before "pop" music reigned supreme, jazz and ragtime amassed great public [...] »

Charters for Colonies

To legally exist, English colonies needed charters from the monarchy. Answer [...] »

The Art of Migration

What can artistic renderings tell us about the Great Migration?

[...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

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 [...] »

Coal and the Industrial Revolution
Photo, At the close of the day, January 1911, Lewis Hine, Library of Congress

How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Architect of the Capitol

What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this [...] »

Mine Safety and Health Administration
Photo, Mule driver, adolescent. . . , 1915, U.S. Bureau of Mines, MSHA site

Ever considered using mining to teach labor history?...

[...] »
Presidents of the United States

The White House offers historic photos and biographies of its past and [...] »

Ask a Historian

Divided Loyalties?
Which one is our star?

How citizenship determines eligibility for the U.S. presidency.

[...] »