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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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New Jersery History Partnership Project 
Use New Jersey during the American Revolution as a national microcosm.
[...] »Encyclopedia Virginia 
Looking for an extensive collection of sources on Virginia history? Here's a [...] »
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Digital Archives 
Photographs, audio clips, documents, and more preserve the presidency of [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
As American as Mom… 
You know Mother's Day is all about mom, but do you know the history of the [...] »
Mapping the Past 
A map can tell you more than east, west, north, and south.
[...] »Selling the Dream 
"Don’t Sell the Steak—Sell the Sizzle!"
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Bureau of Justice Statistics 
Everyday you read about local crime in the newspaper, but are the rates [...] »
Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery 
American art makes the interpretive nature of historical knowledge clear. [...] »
U.S. Marine Corps 
Why are the Marines known as "America's 911 Force"? Explore this division of [...] »
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Tippecanoe and Walking Canes Too 
A family’s oral history intersects with larger events in U.S. history.
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