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Photo, Count Basie (left) during a concert in Cologne (Germany)

Listen to jazz from the '20s and '40s while learning about music greats and hot spots.

Club Kaycee, Golden Age of Kansas City Jazz
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The U.S. Supreme Court has shaped American ideals into practice since 1789, but how much do you know about this influential institution?

Supreme Court Historical Society
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Advertisement, 1968, Post Office Department, National Postal Museum

Have you ever wondered what your zip code means or when the codes came into use?

Flashing Across the Country: Mr. Zip and the ZIP Code Promotional Campaign
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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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Baseball Cards, 1887-1914
Print, Good play at 3rd: George Moriarty/Ty Cobb, 1912, American Tobacco Co, LoC

A collection of over 2,100 early baseball cards.

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Manufacturers' Catalogs from the First Decade of American Automobiles
Specifications, Model "D" Palace Touring car; Price $ 2750.00, 1909, NYPL

Curious about early cars? View more than 800 automobile manufacturer catalog [...] »

Guampedia
Photo, U.S. Marines salute the U.S. Coast. . . , August 1944, Flickr Commons

Guam is often left out of discussions of U.S. history. Remedy the situation [...] »

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History Quiz

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A Hoax Provokes Folks: Why Lie?

Peruse the news, but beware hot air? Examine famous U.S. hoaxes.

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Column A and Column B

In the 19th century, no one expected Chinese food to take off in the United [...] »

Political Animals

A menagerie of terms for politicians, parties, factions, and movements.

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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? [...] »

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 [...] »

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 [...] »

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Preserve America

Preserve America is a White House initiative uniting the work of 11 federal [...] »

Federal Trade Commission
Woodcut, Igirisujin Yokohama. . . , 1861, Sadahide Utagawa, LoC

Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the [...] »

U.S. Coast Guard
Art, Auxliarist, Lew Jackson, U.S. Coast Guard

Who protects U.S. interests in international and domestic waters?

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Are There Instances of Raids Similar to the Boston Tea Party?
re-enactment, Chestertown, Maryland tea party

From South Carolina to Maine, colonists protested the Tea Act of 1773.

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