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Photo, Russ Hopcroft, from the University . . . , 2002, Ian MacDonald, NOAA

Explore the history of science and technology, maritime history, and the nation's pivotal explorers and scientists.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
In National Resources
Mural, Frederick Douglass appealing to President Lincoln, 1943, LoC

What was life like in abolitionist Frederick Douglass's home in Washington, DC? The NPS takes a look.

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Virtual Museum Exhibit
In Website Reviews
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?

The Standardization of American English
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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
Brooklyn's Eighteenth-Century Lott House
Photo. The Hendrick I.Lott House circa 1909

Conduct your own "virtual dig" of a Dutch farmhouse.

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Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project

Primary and secondary sources document the minority struggle for civil [...] »

Virginia Historical Inventory (VHI)

View Virginia's antebellum architectural culture.

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Presidential Moments: Inaugural Addresses

Can you match these famous first words with their presidential speakers?

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Reading Photographs: A Dusty Street

When and where was this photo taken? See what clues you can spot!

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Manias of the Gilded Age

Fads, crotchets, crazes, rages, and cultural fevers. Test your knowledge of [...] »

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

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 [...] »

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Agricultural Statistics Service

Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?

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U.S. Army
Photo, The 101st Airborne troops move out of Bastogne. . . , 1944, U.S. Army

Increase your knowledge of the people, past, and technology of the United [...] »

Federal Judiciary

Can’t tell an affadavit from an acquittal? Learn the legal lingo.

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The Ways West

How emigrants traveled from Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1830.

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