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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Guampedia
Photo, U.S. Marines salute the U.S. Coast. . . , August 1944, Flickr Commons

Guam is often left out of discussions of U.S. history. Remedy the situation [...] »

Hiroshima Peace Site
Photo, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park 10, cmbjn843, Flickr

Learn about Hiroshima and the history of nuclear warfare and non- [...] »

Teaching Future Historians: U.S. History Lesson Plans Using Primary Documents

A diverse array of Antebellum, Civil War, and Gilded Age lesson plans for [...] »

History Quiz

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Presidents Day: Growing Up to Be President

Even American presidents were babies once!

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Memorial Day: The Poppy Puzzle

Do you know the history of this symbol?

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The Great Black Hope

These African American athletes drew crowds with their skill and [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

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
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Service-learning and history don't have to be exclusive. Consider the [...] »

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?

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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Silkscreen, Disaster Broadcast. . . , 1941-1943, Edward T. Grigware, LoC

When the weather's not on our side, FEMA's there to lend a hand.

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Architectural Homage
Apotheosis of Washington, Capitol Dome, Washington, DC, Library of Congress

American Reproductions and Appropriations of Old World Monumental [...] »