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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Hispano Music and Culture from the Northern Rio Grande
Photograph, Juan B. Rael interviewing Manuela Martinez, Taos, NM, ca. 1930, LoC.

Learn about Hispanic culture with the Juan B. Rael collection of upper Rio [...] »

Regarding Vietnam: Stories Since the War

A valuable site filled with firsthand discussion on the conduct and effect [...] »

Battle Lines: Letters from America's Wars

More than 30 letters cover conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the War [...] »

History Quiz

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Baseball in Black and White

Baseball might be America's favorite past time, but it has not always been [...] »

Playing History

Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »

The California Gold Rush

"Seeing the elephant" in California.

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Beyond the Textbook

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Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

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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Presidents of the United States

The White House offers historic photos and biographies of its past and [...] »

Small Business Association

What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have [...] »

National Museum of the American Indian

Make sure that your students know not all Native Americans lived in tipis or [...] »

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Trade Routes and Emerging Colonial Economies
Print, Fairholt, F. W., 1814-1860, The case of the tobacco-merchants, NYPL

The direct and indirect impacts of various trade routes during the 16th [...] »