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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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Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada 
Interested in researching business history? You may want to contact an [...] »
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, 1992-2001 
Digitized versions of 20 volumes of Public Papers of the Presidents of [...] »
Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS), 1945-1972 
Peruse this collection of recently declassified foreign policy documents. [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Reading Photographs: Snow Day 
When was this winter photo taken? See what clues you can spot!
[...] »When Whales Lit the World 
Up to the 20th century, whalers provided oil for the industrial revolution. [...] »
Teaching the 20th 
When does the past go from 'recent' to 'history?' Consider these questions [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Senate Historical Office 
Political cartoons, photos, oral histories, artifacts, essays, and facts. [...] »
National Portrait Gallery 
Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.
[...] »U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ![Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed. . . ], 1830-1870, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Patent432x240.jpg?itok=QLJLh39q "Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed women's hair tonic which \"restores gray hair ... cures dandruff and prevents baldness], 1830-1870, Library of Congress")
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »
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Protestant Immigration to Louisiana 
On the trail of French Calvinists—apocryphal stories and actual immigrant [...] »