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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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Herblock's History: Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium 
View 150 cartoons drawn between 1929 and 2000 by Pulitzer Prize-winning [...] »
The Pilgrims in American Culture: Thanksgiving 
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Club Kaycee, Golden Age of Kansas City Jazz 
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Historical Improbabilities 
Truth is stranger than fiction, they say. Can you tell the difference?
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Question textbook narratives
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
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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 [...] »
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ![Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed. . . ], 1830-1870, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Patent432x240.jpg?itok=QLJLh39q "Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed women's hair tonic which \"restores gray hair ... cures dandruff and prevents baldness], 1830-1870, Library of Congress")
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Military History 
The U.S. Armed Forces maintain multiple historical offices within each [...] »
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Diversity in the 1920s 
Segregation and equality in America was a case of double standards.
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