Welcome to History Content
A More Perfect Union
In Website Reviews
Emma Spaulding Bryant Letters
In Website Reviews
American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Printed Ephemera
In Website Reviews
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
Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2008 
More than 250 television commercials trace campaign issues and the selling [...] »
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series 
View 22 census data samples and 65 million records from 13 federal censuses [...] »
Seattle Power and Water Supply Collection 
Take a gander at Washington state hydroelectric engineering feats of the [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
A Symbol of Friendship 
The cherry trees in Washington, DC were a gift from Japan. What does their [...] »
The Great Black Hope 
These African American athletes drew crowds with their skill and [...] »
Theatre of the People 
Through performing art, U.S. minorities assert their identities. Answer [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
The Tet Offensive 
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Portrait Gallery 
Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.
[...] »National Postal Museum 
When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum's extensive [...] »
Federal Judiciary 
Can’t tell an affadavit from an acquittal? Learn the legal lingo.
[...] »Ask a Historian
Jewish Immigration During the Revolutionary War 
Just before the Revolution, between 2,000 and 3,000 Jews lived in the [...] »