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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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Early Recognized Treaties with American Indian Nations 
Inspect nine early land dispute treaties between the Native Americans and [...] »
San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection 
Imagine San Francisco as it would have been as early as 1850.
[...] »CIA Electronic Reading Room 
Digitally serves thousands of formerly secret documents in compliance with [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Voices of Women's Reform 
There’s more to it than Seneca Falls.
[...] »Lewis Hine: Caption Critique 
Does a caption change the meaning of a photograph?
[...] »Discovering Christopher Columbus 
Christopher Columbus—a legend without a face? Answer these questions about [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?
[...] »National Air and Space Museum 
Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a [...] »
Federal Aviation Administration 
The FAA regulates air safety and influences the development of civil [...] »
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Contradictions in John Fremont's Political Chart of the US (1856) 
The 1850s were a time of rapid industrialization and urbanization in the [...] »