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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Wisconsin State Historical Society Online Collections

Wisconsin educators, search the online collections of the oldest American [...] »

Center for the Study of the American South

An interesting collection of cultural resources pertaining to the American [...] »

Online Archive of California
Lithograph, Crate label..., El Modena, California, 1930, Orange Public Library.

Explore California from Japanese American internment or the Free Speech [...] »

History Quiz

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Presidents Day: Growing Up to Be President

Even American presidents were babies once!

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A Symbol of Friendship

The cherry trees in Washington, DC were a gift from Japan. What does their [...] »

Turning Turtle: Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea

The ship's on her beam-ends and all's lost! Test your knowledge of maritime [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

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The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »

20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

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

National Resources

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National Museum of American History

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

U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency

How did recreational drug use grow into a U.S. drug culture? How did it [...] »

Supreme Court of the United States

From John Jay to Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court is the final word in law [...] »