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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Time Archive, 1923 to Present

From its March 23, 1923 first edition to the present, Time presents a [...] »

Herblock's History: Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium
Cartoon, Hare and Tortoise, 2000, Herb Block, Herblock's History.

View 150 cartoons drawn between 1929 and 2000 by Pulitzer Prize-winning [...] »

Race and Ethnicity in Advertising

The definitive online exhibition and archives about how American [...] »

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American Myths: Popular Music

Each song has a story. What inspired it? When was it made? By whom?

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Textbook Twisters: Salem Witch Trials

Burn the witch! Discover how historical coverage of the Salem Witch Trials [...] »

American Myths: Christopher Columbus

In 1492, what did Columbus really do?

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Beyond the Textbook

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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 [...] »

Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

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Society for History in the Federal Government
Transparency, U.S. Capitol exteriors, c. 1920-1950, Theodor Horydczak, LoC

Represents historians across executive, judicial, and congressional [...] »

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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Federal Aviation Administration

The FAA regulates air safety and influences the development of civil [...] »

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America Abroad
Asst Sec Navy Roosevelt at the Naval War College

Isolated and expansive at the same time.

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