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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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Sullivan Clinton Campaign, 1779-2005
Oil, Joseph Brant. . . , George Romney, 1776, http://cybermuse.gallery.ca

Explore the 1779 Sullivan-Clinton Campaign to destroy the Seneca, Cayuga, [...] »

Death of the Dream: Farmhouses in the Heartland
Image, PBS Online: Death of the Dream.

Begin your background research on prairie farmhouses with this website.

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Connecticut Historical Society

Explore the political and sociocultural history of Connecticut.

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History Quiz

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Voices of Women's Reform

There’s more to it than Seneca Falls.

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Black Days in the Market

The Stock Market Crash of 1929 opened the curtain on the Great Depression. [...] »

History of Hidden Killers: Epidemics in America

Wherever people go, disease is sure to follow. Answer these questions about [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Central Intelligence Agency
Glass negative, "Belle Boyd," Confederate spy, Between 1855 and 1865, LoC

You've seen spy movies, but what is the real history of U.S. [...] »

U.S. Census Bureau

The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Photo, Russ Hopcroft, from the University . . . , 2002, Ian MacDonald, NOAA

Explore the history of science and technology, maritime history, and the [...] »

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The Auto Industry Goes to War
Ford Sedan, 1942 model year

Domestic automotive manufacturing took a back seat to military transport [...] »