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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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Bubbles, Panics, and Crashes: A Century of Financial Crises, 1830s-1930s 
Do your students think the Great Depression was the only previous slump in [...] »
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire 
Exhibit and archive featuring an extensive collection of primary source [...] »
TeacherServe 
Attention Secondary teachers! Searching for essays on religion, the [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Which Witch? 
Words constantly evolve and change over time. What did "witch" mean to these [...] »
Paradise in a Breakfast Bowl 
A morning meditation on flakes: Do your morals and values help you decide [...] »
Spot the President: Presidential Campaign Ads 
Decide whether these statements on the more-than-50-year-old tradition of [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Small Business Association 
What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have [...] »
Students Abroad 
If you're lucky enough to be able to arrange an international trip, know [...] »
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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Martha Ballard 
Learning about the life of a midwife in 18th-century Maine through her diary [...] »