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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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Website Reviews
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National Museum of the American Indian: Beauty Surrounds Us 
Online exhibit of more than 65 objects from Native cultures in North and [...] »
Statistics in Schools 
Analyze data from the U.S. Census Bureau in the social studies [...] »
California Heritage Collection 
View the early history of California through this collection of over 30,000 [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
When Whales Lit the World 
Up to the 20th century, whalers provided oil for the industrial revolution. [...] »
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 [...] »
American Personalities: Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty 
Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty are popular American icons. How much do you know [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Postal Museum 
When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum's extensive [...] »
Bureau of Labor Statistics 
Is your grandfather more likely to be working now than he would have been in [...] »
Peace Corps 
Explore world and U.S. history simultaneously through universal development [...] »
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Supreme Court Nominations 
How many "yeas" and "nays" on the path to being a Supreme Court justice?
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