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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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Making of America
Book illustration, The archaeological..., 1876, Charles Rau, Making of America.

Provides more than 1.5 million pages of text in an effort to digitize more [...] »

Jonathan Edwards Online
Painting, Jonathan Edwards, Wikipedia

Jonathan Edwards was the grandfather of Aaron Burr, and entrenched in the [...] »

Woody Guthrie and the Archive of American Folk Song: 1940-1950

How did the national government strive to preserve vernacular music?

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Exploration and Innovation

Crossing vast oceans required specialized tools and knowledge. Discover more [...] »

A Symbol of Friendship

The cherry trees in Washington, DC were a gift from Japan. What does their [...] »

Drafting Music

Both the North and South instituted drafts during the Civil War. Popular [...] »

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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 [...] »

Women's Reform Movement
Print, A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed, 1829

The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

National Resources

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed. . . ], 1830-1870, LoC

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »

Tennessee Valley Authority

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

National Endowment for the Humanities

Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.

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Great Expectations for the Civil War
Gelatin silver print, Hine, Lewis Wickes,Hitching Up the Team, NY Public Library

Many believed the Civil War would be a short, bloodless battle. The reality [...] »