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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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Hope for America 
Do you want to use humor to your advantage in the classroom? Hope for [...] »
Colonial Connecticut Records, 1636-1776 
Explore the 15-volume Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, from [...] »
Legacy Tobacco Documents Library 
Houses more than 40 million pages from more than seven million tobacco [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Stumbling Down the Road to Health 
It seemed like a good idea at the time . . . which “healthful” ingredients [...] »
Back to School 
Binders, buses, and backpacks—consider the history of these back-to-school [...] »
American Personalities: Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty 
Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty are popular American icons. How much do you know [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Bureau of Labor Statistics 
Is your grandfather more likely to be working now than he would have been in [...] »
Presidents of the United States 
The White House offers historic photos and biographies of its past and [...] »
Bureau of Justice Statistics 
Everyday you read about local crime in the newspaper, but are the rates [...] »
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Alternative Outcomes of World War II 
Can historians answer questions about alternate history? No, but they can [...] »