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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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Louisiana State Museum Jazz Collection 
Listen to New Orleans jazz while learning about Louis Armstrong and other [...] »
Hispano Music and Culture from the Northern Rio Grande 
Learn about Hispanic culture with the Juan B. Rael collection of upper Rio [...] »
Labor Arts 
What role has art had in the depiction and reality of U.S. labor?
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Charters for Colonies 
To legally exist, English colonies needed charters from the monarchy. Answer [...] »
Saving Daylight 
Politicians get hot under the collar when discussing the hottest of topics— [...] »
The Garden of Infants 
Kindergarten came to America in the 19th century on a wave of German [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
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 American History 
See our history come to life within the expansive exhibits and educational [...] »
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
Commemorate the lives of the millions of people murdered during the [...] »
Library of Congress 
The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, the nation's [...] »
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Honest Abe 
The secret life of Lincoln? Gettysburg-era pride?
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