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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The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti

Criminal history, the Jazz Age, and the Red Scare all in one legal case. [...] »

Baseball Cards, 1887-1914
Print, Good play at 3rd: George Moriarty/Ty Cobb, 1912, American Tobacco Co, LoC

A collection of over 2,100 early baseball cards.

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Freedom Now! An Archival Project of Tougaloo College and Brown University
Flyer, Council of Federated Organizations. . . , 1964, Tougaloo College Archives

Immerse yourself in the historical struggle for the African American vote in [...] »

History Quiz

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Earth Day: Lost to History

Human history affects more than human beings.

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Presidential Moments: Campaigns

Think the mudslinging in modern campaigns is bad? Campaigns have always been [...] »

African American History Month: Civil Rights Worldwide

These African American civil rights activists affected more than the U.S. [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

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 [...] »

Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

National Resources

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National Institutes of Health
Photo, Dr. Thomas Starzl, 1960-1980, Office of History, NIH

Repository for the history of the federal agency, medical profession, and [...] »

U.S. Air Force

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

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

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

Ask a Historian

Breaking the News in 1900
Mr. Tagg grants an interview

Headlines and deadlines. Where was the line between muckraking and [...] »