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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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Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar 
Ansel Adams's photographs preserve life at the Manzanar War Relocation [...] »
Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power 
Do you think armed resistance is a justifiable reaction to racism? Explore [...] »
A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers 
Learn about labor politics and economics throughout American history.
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Test your history knowledge
Probing Probate 
How do we know what people in the past owned and valued?
[...] »Textbook Twisters: Cuban Missile Crisis 
The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the greatest conflicts between the US [...] »
Turning Turtle: Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea 
The ship's on her beam-ends and all's lost! Test your knowledge of maritime [...] »
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Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
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U.S. Department of Education 
Use the resources offered by the Department of Education to help you become [...] »
Federal Reserve Board 
The economy's on everyone's mind. Take advantage of that fact to teach a bit [...] »
National Air and Space Museum 
Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a [...] »
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Union Cavalry 
The development of the Union cavalry forces was behind that of the [...] »