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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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Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record

Showcases more than 1,230 images depicting the enslavement of Africans, the [...] »

In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience
Drawing, The voodoo dance, The Historic New Orleans Collection.

Secondary and primary sources describe 13 African American migration [...] »

Fifty Years of Coca-Cola Television Advertisements
Film, Color experiment: Pouring Coca-Cola can, 1964, McCann-Erickson, LoC.

Archives 50 Coca-Cola commercials, broadcast outtakes, and experimental [...] »

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The Big Picture: Match the Ad to the Year

Be it the radio or the television, the slogans related to popular or [...] »

Mapping the Past

A map can tell you more than east, west, north, and south.

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Fashion Maven

Do you have your mother's—and her mother's—fashion sense?

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The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »

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 [...] »

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 [...] »

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National Institutes of Health
Photo, Dr. Thomas Starzl, 1960-1980, Office of History, NIH

Repository for the history of the federal agency, medical profession, and [...] »

National Museum of African American History and Culture

What does it mean to be an American? Answer this question through the lens [...] »

National Postal Museum
Ink on paper, Kodak advertisement, c. 1942, National Postal Museum

When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum's extensive [...] »

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A Clear Shot across the Continent
James Knox Polk

President Polk, the fortunes of war, territory, and the ever-present [...] »