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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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Nature Transformed: The Environment in American History 
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Thomas Jefferson Papers 
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Dueling Logic 
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Reading Photographs: MacArthur and Hirohito 
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Presidential Moments: Campaigns 
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Beyond the Textbook
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20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
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Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
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Federal Highway Administration 
Do you fit today's transportation norms? Do you reside in a suburb or a city [...] »
National Park Service 
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Military History 
The U.S. Armed Forces maintain multiple historical offices within each [...] »
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Forty Acres and a Mule 
The origin of the "Sherman Reservation" in Special Field Order No. 15, by [...] »