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Picture of the Beecher family c.1850. Taken by Mathew Brady, New York.

Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe's family was also involved in abolitionism?

An American Family: The Beecher Tradition
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An interactive website which takes visitors through the Salem witch trials.

Salem Witchcraft Hysteria: A National Geographic Interactive Site
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You've read his words, but do you know who he was? Explore the man behind those epic stories.

Picturing Hemingway: A Writer in His Time
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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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Website Reviews

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Presidents of the United States - POTUS

Compare inauguration promises or cabinet members. See the image of the [...] »

Creating the United States

Even the Founding Fathers wrote rough drafts! Interact with early versions [...] »

Getting the Message Out! National Political Campaign Materials, 1840-1860

What were common presidential campaign strategies between 1840 and 1860?

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Women's History Month: Picturing Pocahontas

What do you picture when you hear her name?

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Constitution Day

Securing the blessings of liberty for ourselves and for posterity—answer [...] »

Memorializing Memorials

How do we relate to national memorials? Photographs can show us how we want [...] »

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
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 [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

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 Resources

Federal teaching resources
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. [...] »

U.S. Navy

Who defends our seas, and how do they do it? Explore primary sources and [...] »

Peace Corps

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

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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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