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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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Minnesota Maps Online 
Are you interested in cartography or the natural and social environment of [...] »
Oral History Research Center 
What do Vegas showgirls have to say about their time in the city?
[...] »Abraham Lincoln Papers 
Approximately 20,000 documents provide a window into President Abraham [...] »
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Column A and Column B 
In the 19th century, no one expected Chinese food to take off in the United [...] »
First Impressions: The U.S. and Japan 
In 1854, Japan signed a treaty with the U.S. How did the U.S. and Japan see [...] »
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Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
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Preserve America 
Preserve America is a White House initiative uniting the work of 11 federal [...] »
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk 
A comprehensive current and historical look at this legislative body and its [...] »
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 
Did you know that there is a specific law enforcement agency for firearm [...] »
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Snuff ‘n Sniff 
Cities as olfactory factories and what, historically, humans have thought [...] »