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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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The Lindbergh Case: The Trial of the Century 
Relive media coverage of the famous Lindbergh Trial through this [...] »
Web de Anza 
Check out this site to see "how the West was won."
[...] »Washington During the Civil War: The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865 
What did patent examiner Taft have to say on the Civil War homefront?
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Test your history knowledge
A Culture Productive of Infinite Wretchedness 
How did the American colonies get addicted to growing tobacco?
[...] »Plays You Won't See in the Superbowl 
Football has always been a great American sport, but how much do you know [...] »
Presidents Day: Growing Up to Be President 
Even American presidents were babies once!
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk 
A comprehensive current and historical look at this legislative body and its [...] »
Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum 
Design embodies both artistic ingenuity and responses to everyday problems [...] »
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Success and Failure in the New World 
Why did some colonies in the New World succeed while others faded away?
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