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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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American Radicalism Collection

From the Ku Klux Klan to the IWW, examine 129 historical documents from [...] »

September 11, 2001, Web Archive
Screenshot, Dossier: Aanslag op Amerika, 15 September 2001, de Volkskrant

What coverage did websites give the 9/11 attacks?

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All Hands on Deck
Watercolor, c. 1815, Guerriere and Constitution, Garneray, USS Constitution Mus.

Get classroom attention by using the "swashbuckling" history of the USS [...] »

History Quiz

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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 [...] »

Charters for Colonies

To legally exist, English colonies needed charters from the monarchy. Answer [...] »

Airplane Meals

Think you're a post-WWII expert? Test your knowledge with this quiz on the [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Women's Reform Movement
Print, A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed, 1829

The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »

John Brown's Raid
Painting, John Brown, 1867, Thomas S. Noble, NYPL Digital Gallery

Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »

Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. Air Force

From pilots to shuttle central command, how does the Air Force fulfill its [...] »

Federal Reserve Board

The economy's on everyone's mind. Take advantage of that fact to teach a bit [...] »

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Are you a special education educator? Teach in an inclusive classroom?

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The U.S. and Egypt in the 1950s
US map of Port Said 1956

Creating political blowback in the Middle East

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