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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 of Protest: Images from the Records of the National Woman's Party ![Photograph, [Inez Milholland Boissevain. . . ], 1913, Harris & Ewing, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/womenofprotest432x240.jpg?itok=h9SQyqzt "Photograph, [Inez Milholland Boissevain preparing to lead the March 3, 1913, suffrage parade in Washington, D.C.], March 3, 1913, Harris & Ewing, Library of Congress")
See the suffragettes who gave over 50% of U.S. citizens the right to vote. [...] »
Nineteenth-century California Sheet Music 
Scanned images from more than 2,700 pieces of sheet music provide insight [...] »
Physical Sciences Collection: Surveying and Geodesy 
What tools do men use to turn wilderness into private property?
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Test your history knowledge
American Personalities: Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty 
Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty are popular American icons. How much do you know [...] »
The Blue and the Grey (and Red and Green and Yellow) 
What do you think Civil War uniforms looked like? They varied more than you [...] »
Practicing Medicine on the Presidents 
When the presidents' maladies threatened to affect their performance.
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
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National Archives and Records Administration 
With more than 10 billion items addressing U.S. history, you're bound to [...] »
U.S. Fire Administration 
Give historical fires perspective through modern statistics.
[...] »Central Intelligence Agency 
You've seen spy movies, but what is the real history of U.S. [...] »
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The Disaster of Innovation 
How the cotton gin revolutionized the use of slaves and the production of [...] »