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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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Drafting the Documents of Independence 
View documents relating to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence [...] »
Stephen Foster's Sketchbook 
Ever wondered what a composer's drafts look like? View Foster's sketchbook [...] »
Student Voices from World War II and the McCarthy Era 
Imagine traveling from a university to work on a farm.
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Early Telephone Etiquette 
Should you leave your hat on when you talk on the telephone?
[...] »Memorializing Memorials 
How do we relate to national memorials? Photographs can show us how we want [...] »
Dueling Logic 
Pistols at noon, or handbags at dawn? Decode the Code of Honor by answering [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Air and Space Museum 
Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a [...] »
Library of Congress 
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, the nation's [...] »
Peace Corps 
Explore world and U.S. history simultaneously through universal development [...] »
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All Wrapped Up in the Flag 
Flinging the first American flag to the breeze.
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