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Daguerreotype, Solomon N. Carvalho, 1850, Incidents of Travel and..., LoC.

An impressive website for the study of Jews and Judaism in the United States.

Jewish American History on the Web
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Photograph, Men and women weaving..., 1909, National Museum of Natural History.

Offers oral history resources examining life in southern textile mill towns from the 1880s to the 1930s.

Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World
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Letter. [Notes for electric telescope, 1880 Feb. 27]. LOC

Listen to the recordings of the creator of the microphone and gramophone player.

Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry
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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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Hall of Black Achievement Gallery

Meet 30 influential African Americans who contributed across a wide variety [...] »

1896: The Presidential Campaign
Cartoon, The Immigrant: The .., April 25 1896, Frank Beard, The Ram's Horn.

Follow the contentious election of 1896 with close to 100 political cartoons [...] »

Samuel F. B. Morse Papers, 1793-1919

Explore the thoughts of Samuel F. Morse, artist and father of the [...] »

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History Quiz

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Early Telephone Etiquette

Should you leave your hat on when you talk on the telephone?

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Theatre of the People

Through performing art, U.S. minorities assert their identities. Answer [...] »

Presidents Day: Growing Up to Be President

Even American presidents were babies once!

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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 [...] »

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 [...] »

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 [...] »

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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. Geological Survey
Photo, Brown Bat, June 20, 2008, Al Hicks, U.S. Geological Survey

How has land use altered over time, and what did the explorers encounter? [...] »

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Screenshot, "U.S. History Topics," Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

More than 1,600 learning resources from the federal government sorted by [...] »

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On Telegrams and Telephone Calls
Detail of Wallace for President poster, 1968

On the record and off the record communications between Washington and [...] »

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