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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Website Reviews

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Presidential Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower

Fortify your knowledge of Eisenhower's international and domestic policies [...] »

At Home in the Heartland
Photo, [African-American] women weighing wire coils, 1919, NARA

Learn about family life and social history in the northern Midwest.

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Korea + 50: No Longer Forgotten
Photo. North Korean prisoners of war under guard. US Army

Explore one of the country's least discussed major military conflicts, the [...] »

History Quiz

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Playing History

Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »

Baseball in Black and White

Baseball might be America's favorite past time, but it has not always been [...] »

A Hoax Provokes Folks: Why Lie?

Peruse the news, but beware hot air? Examine famous U.S. hoaxes.

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Beyond the Textbook

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The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger
Dynamics of Idealism- Volunteers for Civil Rights, 1965-1982 432x240

Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »

The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

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U.S. Census Bureau

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

Tennessee Valley Authority

Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Modern art isn't impossible to understand. Approach it as the product of its [...] »

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Booth's Reason for Assassination
The gun Booth used to kill Lincoln, Ford's Theatre, 2007.

In an attempt to salvage a failed Confederate agenda, John Wilkes Booth [...] »