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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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The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II
Screenshot, Nuclear Test Film. . . , 1945, Department of Energy, Archive.org

What alternatives were suggested to dropping nuclear weapons on Japan? What [...] »

Literature and Culture of the American 1950s
Graffiti, Go by John Clellon Holmes, 1952, Brian Zimmerman, Al Filreis.

Explore the cultural, intellectual, and political trends of the 1950s in a [...] »

An American Family: The Beecher Tradition
Picture of the Beecher family c.1850. Taken by Mathew Brady, New York.

Did you know that Harriet Beecher Stowe's family was also involved in [...] »

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Vaccinations: Rites of Passage

Have you had your shots? Which childhood diseases do these public [...] »

Monuments to a Dream: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials

Answer these questions about memorials to the life and ideals of MLK.

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American Myths: Christopher Columbus

In 1492, what did Columbus really do?

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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 [...] »

Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger
Dynamics of Idealism- Volunteers for Civil Rights, 1965-1982 432x240

Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »

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Social Security Administration

Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »

National Institute for Literacy
Photo, "Artis struisvogel leest krant van oppasser,"1951, Flickr Commons

Do you have struggling readers in your class? Try incorporating literacy [...] »

National Park Service
Screencapture, FDR Memorial, National Park Service homepage

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Divided Allegiance

Being born in the United States was not always a guaranteed path to [...] »