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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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Lesson Plans Library 
Hundreds of lesson plans, right at your fingertips. Incorporate them in the [...] »
Remembering Nagasaki 
View rare photographs of Nagasaki which chronicle the destructive power of [...] »
The Lives and Writings of Antebellum Students at UNC 
What did college students think about their lives and larger issues in the [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Charters for Colonies 
To legally exist, English colonies needed charters from the monarchy. Answer [...] »
Potent Quotables: Every Vote Counts 
After more than two centuries of citizenship, much has been said about [...] »
Back to School 
Binders, buses, and backpacks—consider the history of these back-to-school [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
The Early Conservation Movement 
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Voice of America 
Find out how to pronounce tricky names, and listen to official international [...] »
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation 
Looking for a way to fund graduate education related to teaching the U.S. [...] »
U.S. Census Bureau 
The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »
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Colonial Teenagers 
Young people in their teens were not thought of as a distinct group, but as [...] »