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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 Vietnam Project 
A highly comprehensive look at the Vietnam War.
[...] »Travel, Tourism, and Urban Growth in Greater Miami: A Digital Archive 
Interested in the history of tourism? This site examines the topic within [...] »
Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project 
View African American life in Pittsburgh between 1930 and 1970.
[...] »History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Victory Vegetables 
WWII Victory Gardens allowed citizens to raise food...and wage war!
[...] »Which Witch? 
Words constantly evolve and change over time. What did "witch" mean to these [...] »
Sand, Sea, and Oil: Operation Desert Storm 
It's in the name: "Desert." How did the environment affect the Persian Gulf [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Los Alamos National Laboratory 
Follow the development of Weapons of Mass Destruction through the protection [...] »
Bureau of Labor Statistics 
Is your grandfather more likely to be working now than he would have been in [...] »
Government Printing Office 
GPO is the Federal Government's resource for preserving and providing access [...] »
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Jewish Immigration During the Revolutionary War 
Just before the Revolution, between 2,000 and 3,000 Jews lived in the [...] »