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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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Margaret Sanger Papers Project
Photograph, Margaret Sanger, George Grantham Bain Collection.

Selected materials by and about the "birth control pioneer" Margaret Sanger [...] »

The Official George and Ira Gershwin Website

Discover the works of songwriting brothers Ira and George Gershwin.

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Architecture and Interior Design for America: 1935-1955
Negative, Apartment, 45 W. . . . , 1948, Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc., LoC

Explore early 20th century architecture and interior design with this [...] »

History Quiz

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Presidential Moments: Inaugural Addresses

Can you match these famous first words with their presidential speakers?

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Exploration and Innovation

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

Turkey Tracking

Thanksgiving—how much do you know about the history of this popular holiday [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

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

Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

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

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Indian Health Service
Photo, "Baby being weighed by nurse," IHS, 1887-1969, Dept. of Health

Disease ravaged colonial-era Native American populations. What health [...] »

U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk

A comprehensive current and historical look at this legislative body and its [...] »

U.S. Mint

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

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Lone Wolf v Hitchcock

Part of a series of laws that displaced Native Americans from land allotted [...] »