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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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Union or Secession: Virginians Decide 
Trace Virginia's route to secession in the Civil War with more than 200 [...] »
Riverboats and Jazz 
What entertainment might you have expected on a riverboat cruise in the [...] »
Sanborn® Fire Insurance Maps, UT 
1,275 detailed historical maps, dating from 1867 through 1969, depict 40 [...] »
History Quiz
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Presidential Moments: Inaugural Addresses 
Can you match these famous first words with their presidential speakers?
[...] »Potent Quotables: Every Vote Counts 
After more than two centuries of citizenship, much has been said about [...] »
History of Hidden Killers: Epidemics in America 
Wherever people go, disease is sure to follow. Answer these questions about [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
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U.S. Fire Administration 
Give historical fires perspective through modern statistics.
[...] »U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ![Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed. . . ], 1830-1870, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Patent432x240.jpg?itok=QLJLh39q "Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed women's hair tonic which \"restores gray hair ... cures dandruff and prevents baldness], 1830-1870, Library of Congress")
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »
Los Alamos National Laboratory 
Follow the development of Weapons of Mass Destruction through the protection [...] »
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Taxation to Revolution 
It was reasoned that no colonists could fear an act that made them drink [...] »