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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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New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939
Color slide, Photographic Slide from Hartford..., March 22-24, 1939, LoC.

Learn about the New Deal through the Federal Theatre Project, designed to [...] »

Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills: Gold and Gold Mining in Georgia, 1830s-1940s
Photo, Men panning gold, c. 1900-1927, Lomen Bros., Library of Congress

Gold mining, though often portrayed as lawless, was, in some cases, big [...] »

The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918

Influenza scares can be deadly—check out 16 documents and images from the [...] »

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Stumbling Down the Road to Health

It seemed like a good idea at the time . . . which “healthful” ingredients [...] »

New World Wonders

How did explorers describe the plants and animals they discovered in America [...] »

Drafting Music

Both the North and South instituted drafts during the Civil War. Popular [...] »

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Huey Long
Stereograph, U.S. Senator Huey Long, c.1933, Keystone View Company

How exactly did U.S. Senator Huey Long intend to end poverty across the U.S [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

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U.S. Secret Service

How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »

U.S. Postal Service
Photo, City Carrier, 1975, United States Postal Service

Come rain or shine, the mail must go through, bringing information and [...] »

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Are you a special education educator? Teach in an inclusive classroom?

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Protestant Immigration to Louisiana
Jackson Square, New Orleans, early 1900s

On the trail of French Calvinists—apocryphal stories and actual immigrant [...] »