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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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Oregon Trail
Image, Oregon City (in 1857), The Oregon Trail.

A companion site to a PBS documentary, this website hosts a wealth of [...] »

Harlem History

Explore the politics, neighborhoods, culture, and arts of Harlem.

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The Tax History Project

Follows the history of American taxation through a collection of primary and [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Victory Vegetables

WWII Victory Gardens allowed citizens to raise food...and wage war!

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Fashion Maven

Do you have your mother's—and her mother's—fashion sense?

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Textbook Twisters: Salem Witch Trials

Burn the witch! Discover how historical coverage of the Salem Witch Trials [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

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 [...] »

20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Museum of Natural History
Photo, . . . trephining [sic]. . . , 1926, Library of Congress

Don't let "natural history" scare you away! The museum covers anthropology [...] »

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

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

National Museum of African Art

Approach African American history and culture through African art.

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Friendly Fire
battleship firing

Fratricide and allied questions. In the heat of battle, mistakes happen.

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