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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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Adams Family Papers

You probably know about John Adam's political career, but what of the Adams [...] »

Automobile in American Life and Society
Hartford auto-jack advertisement, 1911, Automobile in American Life and Society

Enter the world of automotive history through oral histories and scholarly [...] »

Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words
Lithograph, Franklin's Reception at the. . . , c. 1860, Anton Hohenstein, LoC

Get to know Benjamin Franklin through his own writings, cartoons, and [...] »

History Quiz

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History of Hidden Killers: Epidemics in America

Wherever people go, disease is sure to follow. Answer these questions about [...] »

California or Bust

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

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Which Witch?

Words constantly evolve and change over time. What did "witch" mean to these [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Women's Reform Movement
Print, A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed, 1829

The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »

Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

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Federal Highway Administration
Lithograph, Chas. H. Kabrich, c. 1896, Donaldson Litho. Co., LoC

Do you fit today's transportation norms? Do you reside in a suburb or a city [...] »

Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Design embodies both artistic ingenuity and responses to everyday problems [...] »

National Museum of African American History and Culture

What does it mean to be an American? Answer this question through the lens [...] »

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Tax Rates of the Mid-20th Century
graph, "Historic Tax Rates for the Highest and Lowest Income Earners", Wikimedia

Is it April 15 already? Discussing the recent past in context.

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