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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

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Marchand Archive

Memorializes Roland Marchand with more than 6,100 images, including more [...] »

American Women's Dime Novel Project
Book Cover, "Weaker than a Woman by Bertha M. Clay,"

What was the turn-of-the-century woman's "beach read"?

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The Joshua Lederberg Papers

What contributions has bacterial geneticist Joshua Lederberg made to science [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Veterans Day: Medals and Merit

You know the Purple Heart, but can you identify these honors?

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American Myths: Christopher Columbus

In 1492, what did Columbus really do?

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California or Bust

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

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

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 [...] »

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 [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Tennessee Valley Authority

Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »

U.S. Mint

A magician may be able to pull coins out of thin air, but most of us can't [...] »

National Air and Space Museum
Cigarette card, Imaginary A plane, c. 1957-1958, NYPL Digital Gallery

Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a [...] »

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Kentuckiana

Mountains, coal, jugbands, pottery, quilts, feuds, flags, floods, labor [...] »