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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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Women in America: 1820 to 1842 ![Print, [Women and a man in a room, United States, 1841], New York Public Library](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/womeninamerica432x240.jpg?itok=-D0GEmyG "Print, [Women and a man in a room, United States, 1841.], New York Public Library Digital Gallery")
Peruse this website to explore comments made by Tocqueville, Beaumont, and [...] »
Early Recognized Treaties with American Indian Nations 
Inspect nine early land dispute treaties between the Native Americans and [...] »
Small-Town America: Images from the Robert Dennis Collection, 1850-1920 
More than 12,000 stereoscopic photographs depict life in New York, New [...] »
History Quiz
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History of Hidden Killers: Epidemics in America 
Wherever people go, disease is sure to follow. Answer these questions about [...] »
The Garden of Infants 
Kindergarten came to America in the 19th century on a wave of German [...] »
Historical Improbabilities 
Truth is stranger than fiction, they say. Can you tell the difference?
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Question textbook narratives
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Museum of Natural History ![Photo, . . . trephining [sic]. . . , 1926, Library of Congress](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/NationalMuseumNH432x240.jpg?itok=rqsMmArM "Photo, The crude method of trephining [sic] with the sharpened edge of a stone practiced by peoples living in Peru some 500 or 600 years ago is revealed by the skulls at the National Museum, 1926, Library of Congress")
Don't let "natural history" scare you away! The museum covers anthropology [...] »
National Postal Museum 
When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum's extensive [...] »
Federal Trade Commission 
Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the [...] »
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Lone Wolf v Hitchcock 
Part of a series of laws that displaced Native Americans from land allotted [...] »