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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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Wright American Fiction, 1851-1875 
Digitizing 19th-century American fiction, this site offers close to 3,000 [...] »
Liberty Rhetoric and 19th-Century American Women 
Compare early women's rights campaigns to the rhetoric of the American [...] »
Kellogg African American Health Care Project: The Oral Histories 
What was health care like during segregation?
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Test your history knowledge
Food 50 Years Ago 
Is your favorite food a recent invention?
[...] »The Garden of Infants 
Kindergarten came to America in the 19th century on a wave of German [...] »
Carriages and Wagons 
Trade in your old Cabriolet for a new 1876 Landau? Test your knowledge of [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Tet Offensive 
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Voice of America 
Find out how to pronounce tricky names, and listen to official international [...] »
Library of Congress 
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, the nation's [...] »
Federal Judiciary 
Can’t tell an affadavit from an acquittal? Learn the legal lingo.
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American POWS in Japanese Captivity 
Japanese treatment of American prisoners of war.
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