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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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Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power 
Do you think armed resistance is a justifiable reaction to racism? Explore [...] »
September 11, 2001: Attack on America 
How does a nation react, legally and politically, to international terrorism [...] »
Thomas Jefferson's Library 
Basic information and several images of 41 books once in Thomas Jefferson's [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Baseball in Black and White 
Baseball might be America's favorite past time, but it has not always been [...] »
Dance, But Not That Way . . . 
Do you know how to dance the Sleigh Bell Polka? Learn the proper way to [...] »
Probing Probate 
How do we know what people in the past owned and valued?
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Question textbook narratives
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum 
Design embodies both artistic ingenuity and responses to everyday problems [...] »
Tennessee Valley Authority 
Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »
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Rock Paper Scissors 
Gamester extraordinaire Comte de Rochambeau?
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