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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Hitting the Sawdust Trail With Billy Sunday
Print, George Bellows, Billy Sunday, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

The life of famous evangelist Billy Sunday is chronicled on this website. [...] »

September 11, 2001, Web Archive
Screenshot, Dossier: Aanslag op Amerika, 15 September 2001, de Volkskrant

What coverage did websites give the 9/11 attacks?

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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of South Carolina
Abbeville, 1901 February, New York: Sanborn Map & Publishing Co., Ltd.

A collection of maps detailing over 80 South Carolina towns and cities.

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America's Love for the Automobile

An Exciting Whiff of Danger or La Belle Dame sans Merci?

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War of Invaders

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Back to School

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Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

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 [...] »

20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

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National Center for Education Statistics
Marginalia, CHNM

Ever wondered about the numbers behind the latest teaching trends?

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U.S. Air Force

From pilots to shuttle central command, how does the Air Force fulfill its [...] »

James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation

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Jewish Immigration During the Revolutionary War
Robert Morris, Geo Washington, and Haym Salomon monument, Chicago

Just before the Revolution, between 2,000 and 3,000 Jews lived in the [...] »