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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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Lift Every Voice: Music in American Life 
What work can be accomplished through music?
[...] »Women of Protest: Images from the Records of the National Woman's Party ![Photograph, [Inez Milholland Boissevain. . . ], 1913, Harris & Ewing, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/womenofprotest432x240.jpg?itok=h9SQyqzt "Photograph, [Inez Milholland Boissevain preparing to lead the March 3, 1913, suffrage parade in Washington, D.C.], March 3, 1913, Harris & Ewing, Library of Congress")
See the suffragettes who gave over 50% of U.S. citizens the right to vote. [...] »
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Teaching the 20th 
When does the past go from 'recent' to 'history?' Consider these questions [...] »
Fashion Maven 
Do you have your mother's—and her mother's—fashion sense?
[...] »Theatre of the People 
Through performing art, U.S. minorities assert their identities. Answer [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
National Resources
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Los Alamos National Laboratory 
Follow the development of Weapons of Mass Destruction through the protection [...] »
National Center for Education Statistics 
Ever wondered about the numbers behind the latest teaching trends?
[...] »National Institutes of Health 
Repository for the history of the federal agency, medical profession, and [...] »
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The History of History 
"Historian" wasn't always a career path—only in the 19th century did it [...] »