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

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Brittingham Family Lantern Slide Collection
Photo, Madison, Wis. Grandpa and a squirrel, 1908, University of Wisconsin

Catch a glimpse of wealthy turn-of-the-century Wisconsin life and travel in [...] »

Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project
Negative, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. . . , 1942, John Collier, LoC

View African American life in Pittsburgh between 1930 and 1970.

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Beyond Words

Transcibe WWI era newspaper images and increase access to historical [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
The Big Picture: Match the Ad to the Year

Be it the radio or the television, the slogans related to popular or [...] »

The "Daisy" Ad

Johnson, Goldwater, and the politics of fear.

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Potent Quotables: Every Vote Counts

After more than two centuries of citizenship, much has been said about [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

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

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 [...] »

John Brown's Raid
Painting, John Brown, 1867, Thomas S. Noble, NYPL Digital Gallery

Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »

National Resources

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U.S. Coast Guard
Art, Auxliarist, Lew Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard

Who protects U.S. interests in international and domestic waters?

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Selective Service System
Lithograph, Don't wait for the draft--Volunteer, 1917, Library of Congress

Did you know that the draft was used in times of peace, as well as war?

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Federal Trade Commission
Woodcut, Igirisujin Yokohama. . . , 1861, Sadahide Utagawa, LoC

Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the [...] »

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"Join or Die"
Young Benjamin Franklin at his printing press

Think the "Join or Die" snake first appeared during the American Revolution [...] »