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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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Hannah Arendt Papers 
Do you read German? Not to worry. Select documents are available in English [...] »
American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election 
Access 59 sound recordings of 1918-1920 speeches by American leaders.
[...] »Encyclopedia Britannica: The 1911 Edition 
Find out what people thought of everything from ablation to vinegar in 1911 [...] »
History Quiz
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Reading a Cartoon: Massive Resistance 
What do the objects in this 1954 editorial cartoon stand for?
[...] »Saving Daylight 
Politicians get hot under the collar when discussing the hottest of topics— [...] »
America's Love for the Automobile 
An Exciting Whiff of Danger or La Belle Dame sans Merci?
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
The Tet Offensive 
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Institute for Literacy 
Do you have struggling readers in your class? Try incorporating literacy [...] »
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence 
More than 1,600 learning resources from the federal government sorted by [...] »
National Postal Museum 
When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum's extensive [...] »
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Snuff ‘n Sniff 
Cities as olfactory factories and what, historically, humans have thought [...] »