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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
Wisconsin Historical Society: Freedom's Journal

All 102 issues of the first African American newspaper conveniently [...] »

Flashing Across the Country: Mr. Zip and the ZIP Code Promotional Campaign
Advertisement, 1968, Post Office Department, National Postal Museum

Have you ever wondered what your zip code means or when the codes came into [...] »

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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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
The Garden of Infants

Kindergarten came to America in the 19th century on a wave of German [...] »

A Culture Productive of Infinite Wretchedness

How did the American colonies get addicted to growing tobacco?

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Political Animals

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

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution
Photo, At the close of the day, January 1911, Lewis Hine, Library of Congress

How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »

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 [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Society for History in the Federal Government
Transparency, U.S. Capitol exteriors, c. 1920-1950, Theodor Horydczak, LoC

Represents historians across executive, judicial, and congressional [...] »

U.S. Navy

Who defends our seas, and how do they do it? Explore primary sources and [...] »

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Are you a special education educator? Teach in an inclusive classroom?

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Whites of Their Eyes
Photography, At the Ready, 15 Sept 2007, Flickr CC

Who said, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes?"

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