Welcome to History Content
James Madison Papers
In Website Reviews
Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers
In Website Reviews
Iroquois and the Founding Fathers
In Ask a Historian
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.
FIND OUT MORE »
FIND OUT MORE »
Website Reviews
Find quality websites & primary sources
AIDS at 20 
New York Times articles from 1981 to 2001 follow the development of [...] »
Women Artists of the American West 
What have women artists considered worthy of depiction in the U.S. West?
[...] »History of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge 
Follow the history of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, from its completion in 1938 [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
New World Wonders 
How did explorers describe the plants and animals they discovered in America [...] »
Playing History 
Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »
Dance, But Not That Way . . . 
Do you know how to dance the Sleigh Bell Polka? Learn the proper way to [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
Commemorate the lives of the millions of people murdered during the [...] »
U.S. Marine Corps 
Why are the Marines known as "America's 911 Force"? Explore this division of [...] »
Social Security Administration 
Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »
Ask a Historian
Was There an African American President Before Barack Obama? 
Historians cannot claim to prove beyond doubt that occurrences in the past [...] »