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Photo, Our Grief is Not a Cry for War, 28 Dec. 2001, Jim Costanzo, LoC

If you're searching for 9/11 materials, this website offers easy access to materials across the Library of Congress's collections.

Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions at the Library of Congress
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Explore the history of Brooklyn, 1841 through 1902, with historical newspaper issues.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online (1841-1902)
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Examine the events which led to and the aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education.

With an Even Hand: Brown v. Board at Fifty
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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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Remembering Jim Crow

This site offeres 30 interview excerpts and 130 photographs that examine Jim [...] »

New Jersery History Partnership Project
Print, Washington's Reception by the Ladies. . . , 1848, Flickr Commons

Use New Jersey during the American Revolution as a national microcosm.

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NASA History Division
Photo, Life Cycle of Stars, March 5, 1999, NASA, Great Images in NASA

Ever wonder what lunar surface crew members and mission control said to each [...] »

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History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Presidential Moments: Campaigns

Think the mudslinging in modern campaigns is bad? Campaigns have always been [...] »

Turkey Tracking

Thanksgiving—how much do you know about the history of this popular holiday [...] »

Native American Heritage Month: Questioning Photos

Photographs capture how someone appeared at one moment in time. But who [...] »

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

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 [...] »

Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

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National Resources

Federal teaching resources
Voice of America

Find out how to pronounce tricky names, and listen to official international [...] »

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Service-learning and history don't have to be exclusive. Consider the [...] »

U.S. Census Bureau

The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »

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Animating the Home Front
war worker from 1945 Philco advertisement

What happens when cartoon characters go to war?

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