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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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AIDS at 20 
New York Times articles from 1981 to 2001 follow the development of [...] »
Famous American Trials: "The Scottsboro Boys" Trials 1931-1937 
Explore the infamous Scottboro case through a variety of primary source [...] »
Small-Town America: Images from the Robert Dennis Collection, 1850-1920 
More than 12,000 stereoscopic photographs depict life in New York, New [...] »
History Quiz
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Women in Blues (and Jazz) 
In the early 20th century, the new music recording industry embraced [...] »
Advice for Beachgoers 
Long before sunblock, boogie boards, or bikinis...did ladies wear corsets to [...] »
America's Love for the Automobile 
An Exciting Whiff of Danger or La Belle Dame sans Merci?
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Question textbook narratives
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum 
Design embodies both artistic ingenuity and responses to everyday problems [...] »
Society for History in the Federal Government 
Represents historians across executive, judicial, and congressional [...] »
Presidents of the United States 
The White House offers historic photos and biographies of its past and [...] »
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Premonition of Death 
Accounts of Abraham Lincoln's dream of a presidential assassination vary, [...] »