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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

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WPA Life Histories, Virginia Interviews

Explore Depression-era, ex-slave, and urban youth life stories.

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Texts from Collections of the University of Wisconsin, Madison

Access a selection of rare 19th-century books online.

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One Hundred Years of Photography from the National Archives
Photo, Party 'nature sliding' on the perpetual snow slopes, NARA

Relive the 20th century through iconic imagery—more than 70 photographs [...] »

History Quiz

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Textbook Twisters: Salem Witch Trials

Burn the witch! Discover how historical coverage of the Salem Witch Trials [...] »

Teaching the 20th

When does the past go from 'recent' to 'history?' Consider these questions [...] »

First Ladies' Firsts

What about the other occupants of the White House?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

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 [...] »

The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Geological Survey
Photo, Brown Bat, June 20, 2008, Al Hicks, U.S. Geological Survey

How has land use altered over time, and what did the explorers encounter? [...] »

U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency

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

U.S. Air Force

From pilots to shuttle central command, how does the Air Force fulfill its [...] »

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The Ways West

How emigrants traveled from Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1830.

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