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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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Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Culture
Detail, home page

At the virtual home of the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Culture [...] »

World War I: Trenches on the Web
Photo, Soldiers drill in their gas masks during World War I, Flickr Commons

Visit Trenches on the Web for all your World War I research needs.

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Lewis and Clark: Maps of Exploration 1507-1814
Map, A Map Exhibiting all the New Discoveries..., Aaron Arrowsmith, 1795, UVA

Explore cartography and the exploration of the North American continent.

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The Ice Cream Wars

Was there conflict in the past over one of our favorite summer treats?

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Teaching the 20th

When does the past go from 'recent' to 'history?' Consider these questions [...] »

Plays You Won't See in the Superbowl

Football has always been a great American sport, but how much do you know [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

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Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

Coal and the Industrial Revolution
Photo, At the close of the day, January 1911, Lewis Hine, Library of Congress

How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »

Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
Negative, Victory Corps. . . , Alfred T. Palmer, September-October 1942, LoC

Did you know that there is a specific law enforcement agency for firearm [...] »

U.S. Army
Photo, The 101st Airborne troops move out of Bastogne. . . , 1944, U.S. Army

Increase your knowledge of the people, past, and technology of the United [...] »

Federal Judicial Center
Photo, Harry Anstead. . . , 2000, Newhall Photography, Flickr Commons

The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal [...] »

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Forty Acres and a Mule
Charleston in ruins 1865, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

The origin of the "Sherman Reservation" in Special Field Order No. 15, by [...] »