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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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Website Reviews
Find quality websites & primary sources
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Website 
The Holocaust must be remembered. This site will give your students a closer [...] »
African American Sheet Music, 1850-1920 
View 1,300 pieces of sheet music composed by and about African Americans. [...] »
Boston Streets: Mapping Directory Data 
Explore the history of Boston, MA, through photographs, maps, and atlas [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Yo, Ho, Ho and a . . . Bushel of Oysters? 
Shellfish pirates stole from the rich to feed themselves—and make a little [...] »
Constitution Day Count 
How does the Constitution measure up to other important documents in U.S. [...] »
Fly Away Jim Crow 
Equality requires more than a Proclamation. Try to answer these questions on [...] »
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 [...] »
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Secret Service 
How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »
National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?
[...] »Presidents of the United States 
The White House offers historic photos and biographies of its past and [...] »
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All Disquiet on the Western Front 
In Flanders fields the poppies blow. . . Why did trench warfare characterize [...] »