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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Korea + 50: No Longer Forgotten
Photo. North Korean prisoners of war under guard. US Army

Explore one of the country's least discussed major military conflicts, the [...] »

National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places

Use this website to plan and organize lessons around NPS properties and [...] »

Legacy Tobacco Documents Library
Advertisement, Springtime Fresh, Stanfort School of Medicine.

Houses more than 40 million pages from more than seven million tobacco [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
We the People . . . Rarely Agree

What does the Constitution mean to you? Match each quote to the historical [...] »

Reading Photographs: Snow Day

When was this winter photo taken? See what clues you can spot!

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Sand, Sea, and Oil: Operation Desert Storm

It's in the name: "Desert." How did the environment affect the Persian Gulf [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger
Dynamics of Idealism- Volunteers for Civil Rights, 1965-1982 432x240

Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »

Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

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 [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Archives and Records Administration
Letter, . . . Flag Design Suggestion, 10/1958, Sheryl Byland, NARA

With more than 10 billion items addressing U.S. history, you're bound to [...] »

Peace Corps

Explore world and U.S. history simultaneously through universal development [...] »

U.S. Senate Historical Office
Lithograph, "The Great Congressional Tramp. . . ," 1882, Mayer, U.S. Senate site

Political cartoons, photos, oral histories, artifacts, essays, and facts. [...] »

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Divided Loyalties?
Which one is our star?

How citizenship determines eligibility for the U.S. presidency.

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