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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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LBJ Oral History Project Online 
What better way to explore Johnson's presidency than through the words of [...] »
National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places 
Use this website to plan and organize lessons around NPS properties and [...] »
Presidents of the United States - POTUS 
Compare inauguration promises or cabinet members. See the image of the [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
California or Bust 
Who went west when? Answer questions about migration from 1935 to 2000.
[...] »Fashion Maven 
Do you have your mother's—and her mother's—fashion sense?
[...] »Back to the Future . . . 
In the year 1900, what did Americans think the next century would bring?
[...] »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 [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ![Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed. . . ], 1830-1870, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Patent432x240.jpg?itok=QLJLh39q "Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed women's hair tonic which \"restores gray hair ... cures dandruff and prevents baldness], 1830-1870, Library of Congress")
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »
National Museum of African Art 
Approach African American history and culture through African art.
[...] »Supreme Court of the United States 
From John Jay to Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court is the final word in law [...] »
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Civil Rights Sit-in 
"Local custom" was at odds with company policy in Jackson, MS.
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