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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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Lawrence Denny Lindsley Photographs 
What did the Seattle area, mining, hunting, and portraiture look like c. [...] »
Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition 
What was said, written, and drawn about slavery? Gain a more complete image [...] »
Carrie Chapman Catt Girlhood Home and Museum 
A useful gateway site for materials on Carrie Chapman Catt and the women's [...] »
History Quiz
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The "Daisy" Ad 
Johnson, Goldwater, and the politics of fear.
[...] »Manias of the Gilded Age 
Fads, crotchets, crazes, rages, and cultural fevers. Test your knowledge of [...] »
Native American Heritage Month: Questioning Photos 
Photographs capture how someone appeared at one moment in time. But who [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
The Early Conservation Movement 
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence 
More than 1,600 learning resources from the federal government sorted by [...] »
U.S. Postal Service 
Come rain or shine, the mail must go through, bringing information and [...] »
Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
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Forty Acres and a Mule 
The origin of the "Sherman Reservation" in Special Field Order No. 15, by [...] »