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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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World War I Sheet Music 
What can the music of World War I tell us about its era?
[...] »Digital Public Library of America 
Search more than 4,500,000 primary sources from across the country from one [...] »
Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929 
Did you know that between 1840 and 1929 many maps were not drawn to scale? [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Presidential Moments: Inauguration 
The first day on the new job is difficult for everybody—including U.S. [...] »
Close Up on Hispanic American Heritage 
Take a look at these fragments from U.S. history. What are they? Where do [...] »
Turkey Tracking 
Thanksgiving—how much do you know about the history of this popular holiday [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
The Tet Offensive 
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
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 [...] »
Peace Corps 
Explore world and U.S. history simultaneously through universal development [...] »
Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery 
American art makes the interpretive nature of historical knowledge clear. [...] »
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African and Native Americans in Colonial and Revolutionary Times 
African Americans and Native Americans have had a long and complex [...] »