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Spotlight on Elementary Education
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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Encyclopedia of Chicago, Historical Sources 
Imagine your life in 19th and 20th-century Chicago with this extensive [...] »
Tennessee 4 Me 
Three years in the making, this project of the Tennessee State Museum [...] »
CIA and the Vietnam Policy Makers: Three Episodes 1962-1968 
A recently declassified study on the CIA's intelligence assessments [...] »
History Quiz
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Thanksgiving Dinner in 1943 
What traditional Thanksgiving foods would have been hard to come by during [...] »
Teaching the 20th 
When does the past go from 'recent' to 'history?' Consider these questions [...] »
First Impressions: The U.S. and Japan 
In 1854, Japan signed a treaty with the U.S. How did the U.S. and Japan see [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
National Resources
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Supreme Court of the United States 
From John Jay to Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court is the final word in law [...] »
National Archives and Records Administration 
With more than 10 billion items addressing U.S. history, you're bound to [...] »
Society for History in the Federal Government 
Represents historians across executive, judicial, and congressional [...] »
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Slavery in Wyoming 
Slavery outside of the South is often overlooked, as is Wyoming history.
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