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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Dynamics of Idealism: Volunteers for Civil Rights, 1965-1982
Photograph, Dynamics of Idealism: Volunteers for Civil Rights 1965-1982.

Learn about the volunteers who participated in a 1965 Southern Christian [...] »

Here is New York

View photographs taken by everyday people as they came to terms with the 9/ [...] »

Lionel Hampton: His Life and Legacy

Jazz musician Lionel Hampton and the University of Idaho shared a rich [...] »

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As American as Mom…

You know Mother's Day is all about mom, but do you know the history of the [...] »

Presidents Day: Growing Up to Be President

Even American presidents were babies once!

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American Myths: Christopher Columbus

In 1492, what did Columbus really do?

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The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

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 [...] »

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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National Air and Space Museum
Cigarette card, Imaginary A plane, c. 1957-1958, NYPL Digital Gallery

Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a [...] »

National Portrait Gallery

Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, the nation's [...] »

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Decisive Battles in the War of Independence
lithograph, The Taking of Yorktown, 1840, Turgis, LOC

What were the most important battles of the American Revolution?

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