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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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Characteristics of Census Tracts in Nine U.S. Cities, 1940-1960 
How many hospital beds did New Orleans have in 1960? Was it able to [...] »
The Deadly Virus: The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 
Influenza scares can be deadly—check out 16 documents and images from the [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Memorial Day: The Poppy Puzzle 
Do you know the history of this symbol?
[...] »The Art of Migration 
What can artistic renderings tell us about the Great Migration?
[...] »Playing History 
Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »
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 [...] »
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 Institute for Literacy 
Do you have struggling readers in your class? Try incorporating literacy [...] »
National Portrait Gallery 
Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.
[...] »Federal Resources for Educational Excellence 
More than 1,600 learning resources from the federal government sorted by [...] »
Ask a Historian
The "Cradle" of America? 
Historians often consider Puritan New England a model for the development of [...] »