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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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American Originals 
Explore 14 significant and compelling documents from the National Archive [...] »
Sanborn® Fire Insurance Maps, UT 
1,275 detailed historical maps, dating from 1867 through 1969, depict 40 [...] »
Medicine and Madison Avenue 
Provides more than 600 health-related newspaper and magazine advertisements [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Back to School 
Binders, buses, and backpacks—consider the history of these back-to-school [...] »
Baseball in Black and White 
Baseball might be America's favorite past time, but it has not always been [...] »
Fashion Maven 
Do you have your mother's—and her mother's—fashion sense?
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Museum of African Art 
Approach African American history and culture through African art.
[...] »National Endowment for the Humanities 
Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.
[...] »Mine Safety and Health Administration 
Ever considered using mining to teach labor history?...
[...] »Ask a Historian
Refugees from the American Revolutionary War 
Neighbor against neighbor, brother against brother, father against son.
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