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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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Red Cross: Exploring Humanitarian Law 
Humanitarian law and history are hardly mutually exclusive.
[...] »Idea of America 
The U.S. was formed on ideals, but how do these ideals manifest in reality? [...] »
American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia 
Meet Virginians from the 1860s, and learn about their lives.
[...] »History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
The "Daisy" Ad 
Johnson, Goldwater, and the politics of fear.
[...] »Reading a Cartoon: Nast's "Milk Tickets for Babies" 
What do you see in this 1876 cartoon?
[...] »Reading Photographs: MacArthur and Hirohito 
How would you have planned this photograph if you were General MacArthur? [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Archives and Records Administration 
With more than 10 billion items addressing U.S. history, you're bound to [...] »
Team Ships 
Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.
[...] »Ask a Historian
Freedom and the National Debt 
Old Hickory's hard currency—what are useful focal points in Jacksonian-era [...] »