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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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Website Reviews

Find quality websites & primary sources
New York Philharmonic Digital Archives
Photo, Dog, Ernest Schelling, New York Philharmonic Digital Archives

Sift through the music and entertainment of the past.

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The Hartford Black History Project

Follow the formation of the African American community in the city of [...] »

History Unfolded: US Newspapers and the Holocaust

Local newspaper research to broaden understanding of American’s knowledge of [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Paradise in a Breakfast Bowl

A morning meditation on flakes: Do your morals and values help you decide [...] »

Europe Encounters the Western Hemisphere

Can you answer these questions about the "exploration race" that brought [...] »

Early Telephone Etiquette

Should you leave your hat on when you talk on the telephone?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

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 [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Smithsonian
Negative, Dinsmore, Frances. Of Smithsonian. . . , 1915, Harris & Ewing, LoC

What can 19 museums, nine research centers, and the National Zoo offer your [...] »

National Endowment for the Humanities

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

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Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Photo, Jason Tully, a CDC laboratorian. . . , ID# 7294, 2004, James Gathany, CDC

For when those historical figures suffered conditions you don't recognize. [...] »

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Cold War Wrestling Match
1961, B&W photo, Meeting in Vienna: JFK and Khrushchev, Presidential Library

How political cartoons illustrate international events and the artists [...] »