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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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Shays' Rebellion and the Making of a Nation
engraving and watercolor, The looking glass for 1787, 1787,  Amos Doolittle, LOC

Engage your students in historical thinking with this interactive site on [...] »

Osher Map Library
Map, Beaver vignette, 1698, Nicolas Guerard, Osher Map Library.

History can be revealed through the study of maps, as these exhibits [...] »

George Washington: A National Treasure
Print. Washington's Reception on the Bridge at Trenton Flickr

What can you learn from the Lansdowne portrait of George Washington?

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History Quiz

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Riding the Rails

How many cows could a cowcatcher catch, if a cowcatcher could catch cows? [...] »

Presidents Day: Growing Up to Be President

Even American presidents were babies once!

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Presidential Moments: Inaugural Addresses

Can you match these famous first words with their presidential speakers?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

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 [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Postal Service
Photo, City Carrier, 1975, United States Postal Service

Come rain or shine, the mail must go through, bringing information and [...] »

Architect of the Capitol

What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this [...] »

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 [...] »

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Why Did President Polk Want War with Mexico?
James K Polk

During the 1840s, Manifest Destiny remained an effusive spirit rather than [...] »