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New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939
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Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar
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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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Handbook of Texas Online
Corpus Christi de la Isleta mission

This website contains a vast collection of resources on Texas history and [...] »

Picturing Hemingway: A Writer in His Time

You've read his words, but do you know who he was? Explore the man behind [...] »

Diary of a Civil War Nurse
Photo, Armory Square Nurses, National Library of Medicine

What was life like for Amanda Akin, Civil War nurse in Washington, DC?

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Memorializing Memorials

How do we relate to national memorials? Photographs can show us how we want [...] »

The Art of Migration

What can artistic renderings tell us about the Great Migration?

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Stamping Out Free Speech?

The Stamp Act of 1765 had colonists crying foul. Answer these questions [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

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 [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Are you a special education educator? Teach in an inclusive classroom?

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U.S. Air Force

From pilots to shuttle central command, how does the Air Force fulfill its [...] »

Federal Judiciary

Can’t tell an affadavit from an acquittal? Learn the legal lingo.

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Divided Loyalties?
Which one is our star?

How citizenship determines eligibility for the U.S. presidency.

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