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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A Cybrary of the Holocaust
Photo, Two men sitting after liberation from Lager-Norhausen. . . , 1945, NARA

Visit this website for a firsthand view into the horror of the holocaust. [...] »

Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive
Photo, Carolyn Reese teaches Freedom School class(2), 1964, Herbert Randall...

150 oral history interviews and 16 collections of documents address the [...] »

North American Women's Letters and Diaries: Colonial Times to 1950
Poster, North American Women's Letters and Diaries, 2010, Alexander Street Press

Read the personal correspondence and diaries of women such as Phyllis [...] »

History Quiz

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Mapping the Past

A map can tell you more than east, west, north, and south.

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Classroom Glory

Does the movie "Glory" depict historical accuracy or wholesale fiction?

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First Ladies' Firsts

What about the other occupants of the White House?

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Beyond the Textbook

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Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

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, [...] »

Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Photo, NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI)

Since its inception, NASA has accomplished many scientific and technological [...] »

Presidents of the United States

The White House offers historic photos and biographies of its past and [...] »

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 [...] »

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Court Packing Controversies
U. S. Supreme Court, ca. 1860-65, Mathew Brady

What do Presidents Ulysses Grant and Franklin Roosevelt have in common? Both [...] »