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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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Website Reviews
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September 11 Digital Archive 
Records the user-contributed histories of people affected by the terrorist [...] »
The U.S. House of Representatives Remembers September 11 
9/11 impacted more than just the nation. This repository of oral history [...] »
Museum of the City of San Francisco 
Peruse 11 exhibits, from the Gold Rush of 1849 to Japanese American [...] »
History Quiz
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The Ice Cream Wars 
Was there conflict in the past over one of our favorite summer treats?
[...] »Victory Vegetables 
WWII Victory Gardens allowed citizens to raise food...and wage war!
[...] »Presidential Moments: Inauguration 
The first day on the new job is difficult for everybody—including U.S. [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
Commemorate the lives of the millions of people murdered during the [...] »
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 
Modern art isn't impossible to understand. Approach it as the product of its [...] »
Small Business Association 
What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have [...] »
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Premonition of Death 
Accounts of Abraham Lincoln's dream of a presidential assassination vary, [...] »