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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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Anti-Saloon League, 1893-1933 
Printed materials preserve the public campaigns of the Anti-Saloon League [...] »
Digital History 
Multimedia resources for teaching slavery, private life, technology, and [...] »
The 3Cities Project 
Examine the nexus of representation, modernity, and urban life.
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Test your history knowledge
Women at War 
Women have fought in every U.S. war, but only recently have they gained [...] »
Memorializing Memorials 
How do we relate to national memorials? Photographs can show us how we want [...] »
The California Gold Rush 
"Seeing the elephant" in California.
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum 
Design embodies both artistic ingenuity and responses to everyday problems [...] »
Tennessee Valley Authority 
Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »
Central Intelligence Agency 
You've seen spy movies, but what is the real history of U.S. [...] »
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Friendly Fire 
Fratricide and allied questions. In the heat of battle, mistakes happen.
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