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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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Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture 
Explore Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin as the American [...] »
Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library 
A keyword-searchable archive containing over 2,000 of Abraham Lincoln's [...] »
The Franklin County Publication Archives Index 
Explore 19th-century life through newspaper articles from the 1870s.
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Saving Daylight 
Politicians get hot under the collar when discussing the hottest of topics— [...] »
A Hoax Provokes Folks: Why Lie? 
Peruse the news, but beware hot air? Examine famous U.S. hoaxes.
[...] »First Impressions: The U.S. and Japan 
In 1854, Japan signed a treaty with the U.S. How did the U.S. and Japan see [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
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Tennessee Valley Authority 
Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »
National Museum of African American History and Culture 
What does it mean to be an American? Answer this question through the lens [...] »
National Air and Space Museum 
Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a [...] »
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Defining Dred Scott 
Who was Dred Scott, and what was the significance of his case?
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