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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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Liberty Rhetoric and 19th-Century American Women
Illustration, Keep Within Compass, 1785-1805, Winterthur Museum.

Compare early women's rights campaigns to the rhetoric of the American [...] »

Kiowa Drawings

Kiowa artwork from buffalo hide canvases to university art training.

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The Franklin County Publication Archives Index

Explore 19th-century life through newspaper articles from the 1870s.

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History Quiz

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Baseball in Black and White

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

California or Bust

Who went west when? Answer questions about migration from 1935 to 2000.

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Early American Artifacts

What did people living in what is now known as North America leave behind? [...] »

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Beyond the Textbook

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Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

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, [...] »

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National Resources

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Photo, NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI)

Since its inception, NASA has accomplished many scientific and technological [...] »

Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Design embodies both artistic ingenuity and responses to everyday problems [...] »

Social Security Administration

Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »

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Civilization is All Relative

Common misconceptions of the classification of civilization are debunked. [...] »

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