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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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Television News of the Civil Rights Era 
View contemporary coverage of the Civil Rights Movement from two Roanoke, VA [...] »
Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World 
Offers oral history resources examining life in southern textile mill towns [...] »
Penn Museum Online Collections 
Exploring the material culture of Native Americans in North and South [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Fashion Maven 
Do you have your mother's—and her mother's—fashion sense?
[...] »America's Love for the Automobile 
An Exciting Whiff of Danger or La Belle Dame sans Merci?
[...] »When Whales Lit the World 
Up to the 20th century, whalers provided oil for the industrial revolution. [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Secret Service 
How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
The government acts for fauna as well as society. When did this start? Why [...] »
Presidents of the United States 
The White House offers historic photos and biographies of its past and [...] »
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Why Did President Polk Want War with Mexico? 
During the 1840s, Manifest Destiny remained an effusive spirit rather than [...] »