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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Eugenics Archive
Traces the history of the eugenics movement in the United States.
[...] »U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Website
The Holocaust must be remembered. This site will give your students a closer [...] »
The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship
A comprehensive guide consisting of over 240 primary source items detailing [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
A-mouldering in the Grave
"John Brown's Body" keeps reappearing. What do you know about the song?
[...] »The California Gold Rush
"Seeing the elephant" in California.
[...] »Yo, Ho, Ho and a . . . Bushel of Oysters?
Shellfish pirates stole from the rich to feed themselves—and make a little [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Early Conservation Movement
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Tennessee Valley Authority
Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »
U.S. Senate Historical Office
Political cartoons, photos, oral histories, artifacts, essays, and facts. [...] »
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Animating the Home Front
What happens when cartoon characters go to war?
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