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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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WWW-Virtual Library, History Central Catalogue 
This large gateway site provides a starting point for any and all historical [...] »
Organization of American Historians 
Visit the website of the largest organization of professional historians in [...] »
The Montgomery Bus Boycott: They Changed the World
How was the 19551956 Montgomery Bus Boycott covered in Montgomery [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Westward Expansion: Image vs. Reality 
East or West? See if you can determine which region produced these images on [...] »
Presidential Moments: Inaugural Addresses 
Can you match these famous first words with their presidential speakers?
[...] »Native American Heritage Month: Questioning Photos 
Photographs capture how someone appeared at one moment in time. But who [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Bureau of Justice Statistics 
Everyday you read about local crime in the newspaper, but are the rates [...] »
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
The government acts for fauna as well as society. When did this start? Why [...] »
National Institutes of Health 
Repository for the history of the federal agency, medical profession, and [...] »
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Tips to Trappers 
What do Sears Roebuck, farming, advertising, furs, and rural America have in [...] »