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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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Website Reviews

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Clio Visualizing History
Glass plate, Arab commission to the Paris Peace. . . , 1919, Marist College

This site offers a grab bag of digital history exhibits. Definitely worth [...] »

Hitting the Sawdust Trail With Billy Sunday
Print, George Bellows, Billy Sunday, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

The life of famous evangelist Billy Sunday is chronicled on this website. [...] »

The Five Points Site

Navigate a virtual exhibit of a 1991 archaeological undertaking.

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Presidential Moments: Inauguration

The first day on the new job is difficult for everybody—including U.S. [...] »

The "Daisy" Ad

Johnson, Goldwater, and the politics of fear.

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Turning Turtle: Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea

The ship's on her beam-ends and all's lost! Test your knowledge of maritime [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point 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 [...] »

The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Postal Service
Photo, City Carrier, 1975, United States Postal Service

Come rain or shine, the mail must go through, bringing information and [...] »

U.S. Mint

A magician may be able to pull coins out of thin air, but most of us can't [...] »

Federal Trade Commission
Woodcut, Igirisujin Yokohama. . . , 1861, Sadahide Utagawa, LoC

Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the [...] »

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Tippecanoe and Walking Canes Too
Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811

A family’s oral history intersects with larger events in U.S. history.

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