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

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Florida Heritage Collection
Detail, homepage

Explore Florida state, regional, and local history.

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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library eLibrary

More than 5,700 documents related to Woodrow Wilson's life and presidency. [...] »

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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History Quiz

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As American as Mom…

You know Mother's Day is all about mom, but do you know the history of the [...] »

Presidents Day: Growing Up to Be President

Even American presidents were babies once!

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Close Up on Hispanic American Heritage

Take a look at these fragments from U.S. history. What are they? Where do [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

Coal and the Industrial Revolution
Photo, At the close of the day, January 1911, Lewis Hine, Library of Congress

How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Photo, Kids watching rockets at the Summer Adventure, LANL site

Follow the development of Weapons of Mass Destruction through the protection [...] »

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Charts, "Educational Attainment," Bureau of Labor Statistics

Is your grandfather more likely to be working now than he would have been in [...] »

U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk

A comprehensive current and historical look at this legislative body and its [...] »

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Innovation and Technology in the 19th Century
Progress of the Century, Currier and Ives print, Library of Congress

Of all the discoveries and developments that occurred in the 19th century, [...] »