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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Dismuke's Virtual Talking Machine
Graphic, Dismuke's Virtual Talking Machine

Swing to the beats of the early 1900s.

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The Star-Spangled Banner

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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 [...] »

History Quiz

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Monuments to a Dream: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials

Answer these questions about memorials to the life and ideals of MLK.

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War of Invaders

What do these biased narratives of the French and Indian War tell us?

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New World Wonders

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The Tet Offensive
Eddie Adams, Vietcong shooting prisoner cropped

American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »

Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

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National Endowment for the Arts

Watch videos on jazz and opera history, courtesy of the National Endowment [...] »

U.S. Army
Photo, The 101st Airborne troops move out of Bastogne. . . , 1944, U.S. Army

Increase your knowledge of the people, past, and technology of the United [...] »

National Portrait Gallery

Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.

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Bank Notes of the Second Bank of the United States
Headquarters of the 2nd Bank of the U.S., Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

The impermanence of paper money was matched by the impermanence of the bank [...] »