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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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Home Economics Archive: Research, Tradition, History
Illustration, Art recreations, 1860, Boston: J.E. Tilton and Company

What would your life have been like as a housewife in 1850?

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Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Photo, Soviet Ship Kasimov During the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, NARA

From telegrams to meeting notes, this site catalogs Cuban Missile Crisis [...] »

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Resources for Teachers
Image, Education Resources Information Center.

A vast collection of resources for teachers, including lesson plans and [...] »

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The Great Black Hope

These African American athletes drew crowds with their skill and [...] »

European Explorers in North America after Columbus

Who else left Europe following the call of wealth, fame, religion, or other [...] »

Early American Artifacts

What did people living in what is now known as North America leave behind? [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

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Coal and the Industrial Revolution
Photo, At the close of the day, January 1911, Lewis Hine, Library of Congress

How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »

The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

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 [...] »

National Resources

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Federal Aviation Administration

The FAA regulates air safety and influences the development of civil [...] »

Selective Service System
Lithograph, Don't wait for the draft--Volunteer, 1917, Library of Congress

Did you know that the draft was used in times of peace, as well as war?

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Architect of the Capitol

What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this [...] »

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Breaking the Confederate Line at Antietam
Litho., Lincoln and McClellan, Brady National Photographic Art Gallery, 1862.

Hour by hour account of how Union Generals moved on the battlefield at [...] »