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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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African American Women
Life story, Elizabeth Johnson Harris, Duke University

Read the memoirs and letters of three 19th-century African American women on [...] »

Ballyhoo!: Posters as Portraiture

Think of all the celebrity advertisements you see everyday. Why pick that [...] »

Silicon Valley History Online
Photo, Harvest Scene, c. 1890-1910, Silicon Valley History Online

Silicone Valley is known as a high-tech industry center, but has it always [...] »

History Quiz

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The Great Black Hope

These African American athletes drew crowds with their skill and [...] »

Veterans Day: Medals and Merit

You know the Purple Heart, but can you identify these honors?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

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

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 [...] »

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 [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Federal Judicial Center
Photo, Harry Anstead. . . , 2000, Newhall Photography, Flickr Commons

The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal [...] »

National Archives and Records Administration
Letter, . . . Flag Design Suggestion, 10/1958, Sheryl Byland, NARA

With more than 10 billion items addressing U.S. history, you're bound to [...] »

National Endowment for the Humanities

Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.

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Snuff ‘n Sniff
American Beauties, from Harrison Fisher, The American Girl (New York: C. Scribne

Cities as olfactory factories and what, historically, humans have thought [...] »