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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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Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection 
Covering Californian urban history? Search more than 275,000 digitized [...] »
Home Economics Archive: Research, Tradition, History 
What would your life have been like as a housewife in 1850?
[...] »Milwaukee Art Museum Collections 
Teaching Milwaukee state history, or looking to make a connection between [...] »
History Quiz
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European Explorers in North America after Columbus 
Who else left Europe following the call of wealth, fame, religion, or other [...] »
Pre-Modern Pop Music 
Before "pop" music reigned supreme, jazz and ragtime amassed great public [...] »
Charters for Colonies 
To legally exist, English colonies needed charters from the monarchy. Answer [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Air and Space Museum 
Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a [...] »
Military History 
The U.S. Armed Forces maintain multiple historical offices within each [...] »
U.S. Geological Survey 
How has land use altered over time, and what did the explorers encounter? [...] »
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"Join or Die" 
Think the "Join or Die" snake first appeared during the American Revolution [...] »