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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Mark Twain in His Times

Focuses on Mark Twain's life and career, including creation of his popular [...] »

Legacy Tobacco Documents Library
Advertisement, Springtime Fresh, Stanfort School of Medicine.

Houses more than 40 million pages from more than seven million tobacco [...] »

The Sonic Memorial Project

Known for the 9/11 tragedy, the World Trade Center possesses a broader [...] »

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Practicing Medicine on the Presidents

When the presidents' maladies threatened to affect their performance.

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Reading Photographs: MacArthur and Hirohito

How would you have planned this photograph if you were General MacArthur? [...] »

The Royal We: Princesses of the Past

Daughters of rulers and subjects of history...are these statements on women [...] »

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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 [...] »

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 [...] »

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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U.S. Air Force

From pilots to shuttle central command, how does the Air Force fulfill its [...] »

U.S. Marine Corps

Why are the Marines known as "America's 911 Force"? Explore this division of [...] »

Preserve America

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

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Broadcasting Longevity
family around their radio

The roots of the Grand Ole Opry extend deep into radio broadcasting [...] »