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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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Open Yale Courses
Photo, Professor Frank Snowden, Open Yale Courses

Looking for a little professional development? Miss your college classes? [...] »

American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1936

This collection captures natural environments, ecologies, and plant [...] »

Selling the Computer Revolution: Marketing Brochures in the Collection

Presents more than 250 computer marketing brochures from 1948 to 1988.

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Classroom Glory

Does the movie "Glory" depict historical accuracy or wholesale fiction?

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European Explorers in North America after Columbus

Who else left Europe following the call of wealth, fame, religion, or other [...] »

Dueling Logic

Pistols at noon, or handbags at dawn? Decode the Code of Honor by answering [...] »

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? [...] »

20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

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 [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Peace Corps

Explore world and U.S. history simultaneously through universal development [...] »

Social Security Administration

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

National Museum of the American Indian

Make sure that your students know not all Native Americans lived in tipis or [...] »

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What If...?: Reexamining the American Revolution
Photography, Redcoats & Rebels Revolutionary War Reenactment, 6 Aug 2010, Lee Wr

How different would "the United States of America" be if the British had won [...] »