Welcome to History Content
Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions at the Library of Congress
In Website Reviews
Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series
In Website Reviews
History Explorer
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 »
FIND OUT MORE »
Website Reviews
Find quality websites & primary sources
Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery 
Visit the companion site to the Ken Burns documentary which chronicles the [...] »
Salem Witch Trials: Documentary Archive and Transcription Project 
Examine the verbatim transcripts of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials.
[...] »History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web 
Provides links, primary sources, and eight modules for teachers and students [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Potent Quotables: Every Vote Counts 
After more than two centuries of citizenship, much has been said about [...] »
Thanksgiving Dinner in 1943 
What traditional Thanksgiving foods would have been hard to come by during [...] »
Yo, Ho, Ho and a . . . Bushel of Oysters? 
Shellfish pirates stole from the rich to feed themselves—and make a little [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Postal Museum 
When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum's extensive [...] »
Library of Congress 
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, the nation's [...] »
Ask a Historian
Forty Acres and a Mule 
The origin of the "Sherman Reservation" in Special Field Order No. 15, by [...] »