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Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1718-1820
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Slavery in New York
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World Trade Center: Rescue, Recovery, Response
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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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Find quality websites & primary sources
Illinois Digital Archives 
Primary sources on Illinois history with an emphasis on residential and [...] »
1896: The Presidential Campaign 
Follow the contentious election of 1896 with close to 100 political cartoons [...] »
Crisis at Fort Sumter 
Work through the Fort Sumter crises alongside our nation's leaders.
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Test your history knowledge
Probing Probate 
How do we know what people in the past owned and valued?
[...] »Sand, Sea, and Oil: Operation Desert Storm 
It's in the name: "Desert." How did the environment affect the Persian Gulf [...] »
In Our Own Time: Native American Timekeeping 
Pre-Columbian calendars were very different from the ones we use today. Are [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Park Service 
Lesson plans, essays, multimedia, activities, and artifacts of U.S. heritage [...] »
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
Explore the history of science and technology, maritime history, and the [...] »
U.S. Postal Service 
Come rain or shine, the mail must go through, bringing information and [...] »
Ask a Historian
"Join or Die" 
Think the "Join or Die" snake first appeared during the American Revolution [...] »