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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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Lincoln Archives Digital Project
Portrait of Lincoln holding a document in his left hand, facing slightly left.

Surf an animated timeline of Abraham Lincoln's life and times.

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Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century
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Compare global statistics on topics from infant mortality to literacy.

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WTO History Project

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American Myths: Christopher Columbus

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Go West, Young Woman!

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Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

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The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

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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 [...] »

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U.S. Postal Service
Photo, City Carrier, 1975, United States Postal Service

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Voice of America

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Military History
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