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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Website Reviews

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The Luso-Hispanic World in Maps

Peruse maps of Spanish and Portuguese colonization, exploration, and [...] »

Black Past
Glass negative, Scene from The Green Pastures, 1930, NYPL Digital Gallery

Begin your exploration of African American history with this web portal, [...] »

Sakura: Cherry Blossoms as Living Symbols of Friendship

Discover the rich history of DC's cherry trees and what they reveal about U. [...] »

History Quiz

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Voices of Women's Reform

There’s more to it than Seneca Falls.

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Riding the Rails

How many cows could a cowcatcher catch, if a cowcatcher could catch cows? [...] »

America's Love for the Automobile

An Exciting Whiff of Danger or La Belle Dame sans Merci?

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Beyond the Textbook

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Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »

Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

National Resources

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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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Peace Corps

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

Federal Trade Commission
Woodcut, Igirisujin Yokohama. . . , 1861, Sadahide Utagawa, LoC

Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the [...] »

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Kitty Hawk During the Time of the Wright Brothers
orville wright in flight

Schooling and transportation of goods were of greater concern to most than [...] »