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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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Digital Map Collection 
Need a historic map for any of your lessons? Check out this digital map [...] »
Regional Oral History Office 
Explore California oral histories, or learn to conduct your own interviews [...] »
The History Box 
Have a question about New York City or state history? More than 750 articles [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Memorializing Memorials 
How do we relate to national memorials? Photographs can show us how we want [...] »
A-mouldering in the Grave 
"John Brown's Body" keeps reappearing. What do you know about the song?
[...] »Earth Day: Lost to History 
Human history affects more than human beings.
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Coast Guard 
Who protects U.S. interests in international and domestic waters?
[...] »Federal Judiciary 
Can’t tell an affadavit from an acquittal? Learn the legal lingo.
[...] »Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
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Jewish Immigration During the Revolutionary War 
Just before the Revolution, between 2,000 and 3,000 Jews lived in the [...] »