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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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Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America
Mezzotint, Of Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Hamilton Crawford, c. 1932, LoC

How much do you know about the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury?

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Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull-House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-1963

Peruse this collection of over 900 items relating to Chicago's Hull House to [...] »

Kiowa Drawings

Kiowa artwork from buffalo hide canvases to university art training.

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Constitution Day Count

How does the Constitution measure up to other important documents in U.S. [...] »

Women at War

Women have fought in every U.S. war, but only recently have they gained [...] »

Early American Artifacts

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

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era
Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

National Resources

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U.S. Mint

A magician may be able to pull coins out of thin air, but most of us can't [...] »

National Endowment for the Arts

Watch videos on jazz and opera history, courtesy of the National Endowment [...] »

National Endowment for the Humanities

Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.

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Success and Failure in the New World
engraving, Croatoan, uploaded 14 May 2010, Flickr CC

Why did some colonies in the New World succeed while others faded away?

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