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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
Find quality websites & primary sources
Woody Guthrie and the Archive of American Folk Song: 1940-1950 
How did the national government strive to preserve vernacular music?
[...] »Conrad W. Chapman: A Confederate Soldier's Paintings of the Defense of Charleston 
Chapman spent more than 20 years painting Civil War Charleston after his [...] »
Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930 
Covering urbanization and industrialization? This homicide index can help [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
New World Wonders 
How did explorers describe the plants and animals they discovered in America [...] »
Spot the President: Presidential Campaign Ads 
Decide whether these statements on the more-than-50-year-old tradition of [...] »
America's Love for the Automobile 
An Exciting Whiff of Danger or La Belle Dame sans Merci?
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Air and Space Museum 
Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a [...] »
Students Abroad 
If you're lucky enough to be able to arrange an international trip, know [...] »
National Institute for Literacy 
Do you have struggling readers in your class? Try incorporating literacy [...] »
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Who Invented the Telephone? 
The history of the invention of the telephone is as clear as a Bell . . . or [...] »