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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
Find quality websites & primary sources
Bartleby, Great Books Online 
A collection of American and European literary classics, made available free [...] »
Digital Scriptorium 
12 collections provide primary sources on ads, health and medicine, the [...] »
Prairie Settlement: Nebraska Photographs and Family Letters 
Nearly 3,500 images and approximately 318 letters illuminate life on the [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
The "Daisy" Ad 
Johnson, Goldwater, and the politics of fear.
[...] »Baseball in Black and White 
Baseball might be America's favorite past time, but it has not always been [...] »
Presidential Moments: Inauguration 
The first day on the new job is difficult for everybody—including U.S. [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Federal Judicial Center 
The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal [...] »
Society for History in the Federal Government 
Represents historians across executive, judicial, and congressional [...] »
Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
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Fine Line Between Thief and Entrepreneur 
Explore the fine line between Captains of Industry and Robber Barons and how [...] »