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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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Drawing, High..Wide..And Handsome, 1954, New York Times Magazine.

Archives more than 7,000 newspaper and magazine advertisements printed in [...] »

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Yves Klein's Untitled Anthropometry (1960), from the Hirshhorn’s collection.

Contemporary art highlights and reflects societal issues following World War [...] »

Bureau of Economic Analysis
Image, U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services April 2010, June 10, 2010.

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Memorial Day: The Poppy Puzzle

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Baseball in Black and White

Baseball might be America's favorite past time, but it has not always been [...] »

Remembering All Veterans

Veterans Day is for everyone who fought for the U.S.—including those who [...] »

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Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

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National Museum of African Art

Approach African American history and culture through African art.

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Small Business Association

What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have [...] »

Indian Health Service
Photo, "Baby being weighed by nurse," IHS, 1887-1969, Dept. of Health

Disease ravaged colonial-era Native American populations. What health [...] »

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