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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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The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s 
How was the community support for and operation of Southern African American [...] »
Coming of Age in the Twentieth Century, Stories from Minnesota and Beyond 
What can oral histories tell us about girlhood, adolescence, and more in the [...] »
Making the Macintosh: Technology and Culture in Silicon Valley 
Preserves the history of the Macintosh through interviews with designers, [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Airplane Meals 
Think you're a post-WWII expert? Test your knowledge with this quiz on the [...] »
Presidential Moments: Campaigns 
Think the mudslinging in modern campaigns is bad? Campaigns have always been [...] »
Manias of the Gilded Age 
Fads, crotchets, crazes, rages, and cultural fevers. Test your knowledge of [...] »
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 [...] »
The Early Conservation Movement 
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Museum of Natural History ![Photo, . . . trephining [sic]. . . , 1926, Library of Congress](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/NationalMuseumNH432x240.jpg?itok=rqsMmArM "Photo, The crude method of trephining [sic] with the sharpened edge of a stone practiced by peoples living in Peru some 500 or 600 years ago is revealed by the skulls at the National Museum, 1926, Library of Congress")
Don't let "natural history" scare you away! The museum covers anthropology [...] »
U.S. Coast Guard 
Who protects U.S. interests in international and domestic waters?
[...] »National Portrait Gallery 
Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.
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A Trail of 4,000 Tears 
Discover the ramifications of the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
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