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Photo, Fidel Castro, president of Cuba..., 1960, Warren K. Leffler, LoC

Did you know that Kennedy considered softening the national platform on Cuba?

Kennedy and Castro: The Secret History
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The court proceedings surrounding the Haymarket Affair look at the event that led to the first "Red Scare" in America.

Chicago Anarchists on Trial: Evidence from the Haymarket Affair, 1886-1887
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Robert Morris, Geo Washington, and Haym Salomon monument, Chicago

Just before the Revolution, between 2,000 and 3,000 Jews lived in the colonies.

Jewish Immigration During the Revolutionary War
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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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Abraham Lincoln Papers
Image, Abraham Lincoln Papers: Home Page Graphic Captions, Library of Congress.

Approximately 20,000 documents provide a window into President Abraham [...] »

U.S. Senate Historical Office

How much do you know about the history of the American Senate? Click here [...] »

Gilmer Civil War Maps Collection

Explore the Civil War-era South through hand-drawn maps and renderings.

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The Big Picture: Match the Ad to the Year

Be it the radio or the television, the slogans related to popular or [...] »

Baseball in Black and White

Baseball might be America's favorite past time, but it has not always been [...] »

The Garden of Infants

Kindergarten came to America in the 19th century on a wave of German [...] »

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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 [...] »

The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

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 [...] »

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National Resources

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National Endowment for the Humanities

Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.

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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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National Park Service
Screencapture, FDR Memorial, National Park Service homepage

Lesson plans, essays, multimedia, activities, and artifacts of U.S. heritage [...] »

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Honest Abe
Lincoln rainbow

The secret life of Lincoln? Gettysburg-era pride?

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