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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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Utah Digital Newspapers

Browse Utah newspapers from 1879 through modern day.

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Economic Data, Fred II
Photo. Money bags and bars. Flickr

Get your historical national economical statistics right here.

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Travel, Tourism, and Urban Growth in Greater Miami: A Digital Archive

Interested in the history of tourism? This site examines the topic within [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Political Animals

A menagerie of terms for politicians, parties, factions, and movements.

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Mapping the Past

A map can tell you more than east, west, north, and south.

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Stamping Out Free Speech?

The Stamp Act of 1765 had colonists crying foul. Answer these questions [...] »

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 [...] »

20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

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. [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Museum of African American History and Culture

What does it mean to be an American? Answer this question through the lens [...] »

Selective Service System
Lithograph, Don't wait for the draft--Volunteer, 1917, Library of Congress

Did you know that the draft was used in times of peace, as well as war?

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U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Commemorate the lives of the millions of people murdered during the [...] »

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Presidential Patent

How many presidents have applied for and received patents?

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