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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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Marian Anderson: A Life in Song 
Travel through the life and works of Marion Anderson with this online [...] »
Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940 
Read the life histories of a range of U.S. citizens, compiled by the WPA's [...] »
Record of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War, 1861-1865 
Search this Civil War roster for data on the service of New Jersey soldiers [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Alien Invasions 
For each pair of animal and plant species, identify the one that is not [...] »
America's Love for the Automobile 
An Exciting Whiff of Danger or La Belle Dame sans Merci?
[...] »Remembering All Veterans 
Veterans Day is for everyone who fought for the U.S.—including those who [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ![Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed. . . ], 1830-1870, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Patent432x240.jpg?itok=QLJLh39q "Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed women's hair tonic which \"restores gray hair ... cures dandruff and prevents baldness], 1830-1870, Library of Congress")
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »
Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery 
American art makes the interpretive nature of historical knowledge clear. [...] »
Federal Judicial Center 
The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal [...] »
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The Reason Behind the "Stars and Bars" 
Find out how this battle flag came into being.
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