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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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Website Reviews
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Inventing Entertainment: The Early Innovations of the Edison Companies 
Early motion pictures, sound recordings, and related materials document [...] »
Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music 
Scanned images of more than 18,000 pieces of sheet music, including covers, [...] »
American Family Immigration History Center 
Records of more than 25 million passengers and crew who passed through Ellis [...] »
History Quiz
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Stamping Out Free Speech? 
The Stamp Act of 1765 had colonists crying foul. Answer these questions [...] »
Presidents Day: Growing Up to Be President 
Even American presidents were babies once!
[...] »Probing Probate 
How do we know what people in the past owned and valued?
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Tet Offensive 
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
The Early Conservation Movement 
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Atlas 
Explore maps that enable you to better understand the country that you live [...] »
National Museum of American History 
See our history come to life within the expansive exhibits and educational [...] »
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Lone Wolf v Hitchcock 
Part of a series of laws that displaced Native Americans from land allotted [...] »