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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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Across the Generations: Exploring U.S. History through Family Papers 
Experience Caucasian, middle-class Northeastern life through the collections [...] »
Memoirs v. Tapes: President Nixon and the December Bombings 
Was Nixon as reluctant to initiate the Christmas bombing as his memoirs [...] »
Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive 
Peruse more than 1,700 texts written by or to Thomas Jefferson—from [...] »
History Quiz
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Veterans Day: Medals and Merit 
You know the Purple Heart, but can you identify these honors?
[...] »Theatre of the People 
Through performing art, U.S. minorities assert their identities. Answer [...] »
Fashion Maven 
Do you have your mother's—and her mother's—fashion sense?
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Tet Offensive 
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Museum of Natural History ![Photo, . . . trephining [sic]. . . , 1926, Library of Congress](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/NationalMuseumNH432x240.jpg?itok=rqsMmArM "Photo, The crude method of trephining [sic] with the sharpened edge of a stone practiced by peoples living in Peru some 500 or 600 years ago is revealed by the skulls at the National Museum, 1926, Library of Congress")
Don't let "natural history" scare you away! The museum covers anthropology [...] »
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 
Service-learning and history don't have to be exclusive. Consider the [...] »
Tennessee Valley Authority 
Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »
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Great Expectations for the Civil War 
Many believed the Civil War would be a short, bloodless battle. The reality [...] »