Welcome to History Content
Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century
In Website Reviews
Close Up on Hispanic American Heritage
In Quizly
Presidential Patent
In Ask a Historian
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.
FIND OUT MORE »
FIND OUT MORE »
Website Reviews
Find quality websites & primary sources
The Zora Neale Hurston Plays 
Read 10 unpublished Hurston plays based on her anthropological studies of [...] »
Still Going On: Celebrating The Life and Times of William Grant Still 
Learn about famous composer William Grant Still through this online exhibit [...] »
Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection 
Looking for World War era, minstrel, or showtune sheet music?
[...] »History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Socks to War 
Even humble, everyday artifacts have a rich place in history.
[...] »Native American Heritage Month: Questioning Photos 
Photographs capture how someone appeared at one moment in time. But who [...] »
A Symbol of Friendship 
The cherry trees in Washington, DC were a gift from Japan. What does their [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
The Early Conservation Movement 
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Institute for Literacy 
Do you have struggling readers in your class? Try incorporating literacy [...] »
Federal Judiciary 
Can’t tell an affadavit from an acquittal? Learn the legal lingo.
[...] »Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 
Service-learning and history don't have to be exclusive. Consider the [...] »
Ask a Historian
Snuff ‘n Sniff 
Cities as olfactory factories and what, historically, humans have thought [...] »