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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
Scout Report Archives

An exceptional research resource, this gateway website offers a full-text [...] »

USC Archival Research Center

With over 126,000 photographs, maps, and other documents, this site offers a [...] »

Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull-House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963

Peruse this collection of over 900 items relating to Chicago's Hull House to [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
War of Invaders

What do these biased narratives of the French and Indian War tell us?

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Political Animals

A menagerie of terms for politicians, parties, factions, and movements.

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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
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

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 [...] »

Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Secret Service

How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Official poster, Veterans Day, 2008, United Staes Department of Veteran Affairs

Learn about the men who fought for American ideals and survived.

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National Museum of American History

See our history come to life within the expansive exhibits and educational [...] »

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Spy in a Petticoat
map of 1776 British attack on Charleston

"She had outwitted the British and oh how they hated her."

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