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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Military Campaign Maps
Map, A general map of the southern British colonies in America..., 1776, LoC

Where exactly were troops stationed in a given battle? Visualize the [...] »

September 11, 2001, Documentary Project
Drawing, Ahhhh, 2001, Ben Parrott, Library of Congress

Access children's pictures and Italian oral histories regarding 9/11, among [...] »

Wisconsin Historical Society: Freedom's Journal

All 102 issues of the first African American newspaper conveniently [...] »

History Quiz

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Stumbling Down the Road to Health

It seemed like a good idea at the time . . . which “healthful” ingredients [...] »

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 [...] »

The California Gold Rush

"Seeing the elephant" in California.

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Beyond the Textbook

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The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger
Dynamics of Idealism- Volunteers for Civil Rights, 1965-1982 432x240

Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »

Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

National Resources

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Small Business Association

What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have [...] »

U.S. Navy

Who defends our seas, and how do they do it? Explore primary sources and [...] »

Social Security Administration

Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »

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Kentuckiana

Mountains, coal, jugbands, pottery, quilts, feuds, flags, floods, labor [...] »