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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Hagley Digital Archives
Illustration, Official Yearbook of Miss America, 1955, page 2, Sept. 1955.

Focused on business history, this gateway site connects businesses to [...] »

Historical Thinking Matters
Image, rosa parks, Center for History and New Media.

Presents four guided investigations—on the Spanish-American War, the Scopes [...] »

Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819

Uncover novels, readers, hymnals, almanacs, diaries, maps, treaties, and [...] »

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Memorializing Memorials

How do we relate to national memorials? Photographs can show us how we want [...] »

Stumbling Down the Road to Health

It seemed like a good idea at the time . . . which “healthful” ingredients [...] »

Textbook Twisters: Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the greatest conflicts between the US [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

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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 [...] »

Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

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

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 [...] »

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Architect of the Capitol

What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this [...] »

National Museum of the American Indian

Make sure that your students know not all Native Americans lived in tipis or [...] »

National Museum of African American History and Culture

What does it mean to be an American? Answer this question through the lens [...] »

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The Standardization of American English
Scanned image, Poor Richard: An Almanack for the Year of Christ 1739, Benjamin F

Why is colonial written English so different from the version we use today [...] »