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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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John Brown and the Valley of the Shadow 
A comprehensive collection of primary source materials which cover the [...] »
American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920 
Follows the development of popular entertainment forms from the 1870s to the [...] »
Forests, Fields, and the Falls 
How did the lumber, flour, sawmill, and farming industries shape Minnesota's [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
The Art of Migration 
What can artistic renderings tell us about the Great Migration?
[...] »New World Wonders 
How did explorers describe the plants and animals they discovered in America [...] »
Westward Expansion: Image vs. Reality 
East or West? See if you can determine which region produced these images on [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Central Intelligence Agency 
You've seen spy movies, but what is the real history of U.S. [...] »
Government Printing Office 
GPO is the Federal Government's resource for preserving and providing access [...] »
Social Security Administration 
Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »
Ask a Historian
Namesake of a Peacekeeper 
Historians have attempted to account for the great admiration that whites [...] »