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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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National Security Archives: The Pentagon's Spies
Paul H. Nitze, "Instructions for the coordination"

James Bond, anyone? Delve into the States' history of espionage.

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World War I History Commission Questionnaires

How did World War I change soldiers' attitudes, religious beliefs, and [...] »

Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America

180 documents and artifacts interpret 19th-century westward exploration and [...] »

History Quiz

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Discovering Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus—a legend without a face? Answer these questions about [...] »

Back to the Future . . .

In the year 1900, what did Americans think the next century would bring?

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As American as Mom…

You know Mother's Day is all about mom, but do you know the history of the [...] »

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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 [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

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Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

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

National Atlas

Explore maps that enable you to better understand the country that you live [...] »

U.S. Mint

A magician may be able to pull coins out of thin air, but most of us can't [...] »

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Trailing Lewis and Clark

Spain sent several expeditions to find the Lewis and Clark Corps of [...] »