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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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Votes for Women: Selections from the NAWSA, 1848-1921 
10,000 pages of records on the struggle for votes for women, including [...] »
Land of (Unequal) Opportunity 
460 documents and images on civil rights in Arkansas, from before, during, [...] »
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Food 50 Years Ago 
Is your favorite food a recent invention?
[...] »Who Won the War (of 1812)? 
How do textbooks from different countries treat the War of 1812?
[...] »Reading Photographs: Snow Day 
When was this winter photo taken? See what clues you can spot!
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
The Early Conservation Movement 
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »
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National Endowment for the Humanities 
Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.
[...] »U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
Commemorate the lives of the millions of people murdered during the [...] »
National Museum of African American History and Culture 
What does it mean to be an American? Answer this question through the lens [...] »
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The Possible Path of Barnard Bee 
Examination of counterfactual questions and how they are used in historical [...] »