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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
Find quality websites & primary sources
Virtual Jamestown 
Experience firsthand accounts of Jamestown and colonial history, dating from [...] »
From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America 
Peruse this online exhibit on the history of Jewish life in the United [...] »
Goldband Records: "Every One a Musical Treat" 
What on earth is "swamp pop"?
[...] »History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Practicing Medicine on the Presidents 
When the presidents' maladies threatened to affect their performance.
[...] »Presidential Moments: Inaugural Addresses 
Can you match these famous first words with their presidential speakers?
[...] »Potent Quotables: Every Vote Counts 
After more than two centuries of citizenship, much has been said about [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
U.S. Fire Administration 
Give historical fires perspective through modern statistics.
[...] »Los Alamos National Laboratory 
Follow the development of Weapons of Mass Destruction through the protection [...] »
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The Era of Reform 
Was the antebellum period the height of reform movements in U.S. history? [...] »