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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NOVA: Einstein's Big Idea
Photo, Jewish-Palestine Participation. . . , NY World's Fair, NY Public Library

E=mc2. What does it mean? How has it changed society? What was Einstein's [...] »

Samuel F. B. Morse Papers, 1793-1919

Explore the thoughts of Samuel F. Morse, artist and father of the [...] »

Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection
Photograph, James Reed plaing guitar..., Sep. 1 1996, Karen S. Jabbour, LoC.

Learn about the 20th century resurgence of fiddle music and Appalachian folk [...] »

History Quiz

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Fashion Maven

Do you have your mother's—and her mother's—fashion sense?

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Close Up on Hispanic American Heritage

Take a look at these fragments from U.S. history. What are they? Where do [...] »

Give Me (Nuclear) Shelter

How much do you know about these iconic emblems of Cold War fears?

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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 [...] »

20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

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U.S. Air Force

From pilots to shuttle central command, how does the Air Force fulfill its [...] »

National Institutes of Health
Photo, Dr. Thomas Starzl, 1960-1980, Office of History, NIH

Repository for the history of the federal agency, medical profession, and [...] »

U.S. Census Bureau

The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »

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Tennessee's Social Studies Curriculum
Photo, "Salvage. . . ," Howard Liberman, 1942, NY Public Library

Standardization is a fairly new concept in education.

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