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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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Lesson Plans Library 
Hundreds of lesson plans, right at your fingertips. Incorporate them in the [...] »
FamilySearch 
Begin genealogical projects on the right foot with these databases and tools [...] »
Encyclopedia of Chicago, Historical Sources 
Imagine your life in 19th and 20th-century Chicago with this extensive [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Stamping Out Free Speech? 
The Stamp Act of 1765 had colonists crying foul. Answer these questions [...] »
Presidential Moments: Campaigns 
Think the mudslinging in modern campaigns is bad? Campaigns have always been [...] »
Women's History Month: Picturing Pocahontas 
What do you picture when you hear her name?
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Question textbook narratives
The Tet Offensive 
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Endowment for the Arts 
Watch videos on jazz and opera history, courtesy of the National Endowment [...] »
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence 
More than 1,600 learning resources from the federal government sorted by [...] »
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Bleeding Kansas 
What were the origins of this infamous controversy?
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