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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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The Barbara McClintock Papers 
Meet Barbara McClintock, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist best known for [...] »
American Women 
Interested in using the Library of Congress to research women's history, but [...] »
Digital Archive Collections at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Library 
Covering topics ranging from the annexation of Hawaii to World War II, 29 [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Carriages and Wagons 
Trade in your old Cabriolet for a new 1876 Landau? Test your knowledge of [...] »
Women in the Lab (and the Field) 
Marie Curie and Jane Goodall—you may know these female scientists, but can [...] »
Riding the Rails 
How many cows could a cowcatcher catch, if a cowcatcher could catch cows? [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 
Learn about the men who fought for American ideals and survived.
[...] »Indian Health Service 
Disease ravaged colonial-era Native American populations. What health [...] »
U.S. Census Bureau 
The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »
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"Join or Die" 
Think the "Join or Die" snake first appeared during the American Revolution [...] »