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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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Do History: Martha Ballard's Diary Online
Color engraving, A View of Hallowell, 1878, A. Ruger, Madison, WI: J.J. Stone.

Explore the diary of midwife Martha Ballard and the creation of two modern [...] »

Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Photo, Los Angeles Public Library, October 25, 2009, Lisa Newton, Flickr

Covering Californian urban history? Search more than 275,000 digitized [...] »

Picturing Hemingway: A Writer in His Time

You've read his words, but do you know who he was? Explore the man behind [...] »

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History Quiz

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Early American Artifacts

What did people living in what is now known as North America leave behind? [...] »

History of Hidden Killers: Epidemics in America

Wherever people go, disease is sure to follow. Answer these questions about [...] »

A Culture Productive of Infinite Wretchedness

How did the American colonies get addicted to growing tobacco?

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Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

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

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

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Social Security Administration

Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »

U.S. Mint

A magician may be able to pull coins out of thin air, but most of us can't [...] »

National Museum of African Art

Approach African American history and culture through African art.

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Who Earned a Medal for Cutting Costs by Starving Confederate Prisoners?
Union officers in charge of Point Lookout prison camp

Almost two million dollars allocated to feed prisoners was returned to the U [...] »

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