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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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Landmark Supreme Court Cases 
Intimidated by teaching legal history? Find resources for thinking about and [...] »
Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement, 1848-1998 
Learn about the women's rights movement through the secondary sources [...] »
Penn Museum Online Collections 
Exploring the material culture of Native Americans in North and South [...] »
History Quiz
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Practicing Medicine on the Presidents 
When the presidents' maladies threatened to affect their performance.
[...] »Presidential Moments: Campaigns 
Think the mudslinging in modern campaigns is bad? Campaigns have always been [...] »
Monuments to a Dream: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials 
Answer these questions about memorials to the life and ideals of MLK.
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Federal Aviation Administration 
The FAA regulates air safety and influences the development of civil [...] »
National Endowment for the Humanities 
Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.
[...] »National Museum of African American History and Culture 
What does it mean to be an American? Answer this question through the lens [...] »
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Russian Ships at Pearl Harbor? 
Playing the game of alternative history—do what-ifs and if-onlys have a [...] »