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The crew of the Memphis Belle complete their 25th mission. U.S. Air Force.

The last operational mission of a venerable World War II airplane.

The Memphis Belle

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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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Participants in Operation Desert Storm talk about their experiences in oral [...] »

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series

View 22 census data samples and 65 million records from 13 federal censuses [...] »

Ghost Town Gallery

Turn off the lights, and explore the ghost towns of the West.

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge

Close Up on Hispanic American Heritage

Take a look at these fragments from U.S. history. What are they? Where do [...] »

Historical Improbabilities

Truth is stranger than fiction, they say. Can you tell the difference?

Naming Colonial History

Everyone knows what "American Revolution" means. But can you identify these [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives

Causes of the American Revolution

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

Causing the Civil War

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

National Resources

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Bureau of Labor Statistics

Is your grandfather more likely to be working now than he would have been in [...] »

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, the nation's [...] »

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The Disaster of Innovation

How the cotton gin revolutionized the use of slaves and the production of [...] »

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