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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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HERB: Social History for Every Classroom 
Find a wide variety of classroom resources focused on social history, from [...] »
LexisNexis 
Search news articles, court cases, journals, broadcast transmissions, polls [...] »
Crisis at Fort Sumter 
Work through the Fort Sumter crises alongside our nation's leaders.
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Paradise in a Breakfast Bowl 
A morning meditation on flakes: Do your morals and values help you decide [...] »
As American as Mom… 
You know Mother's Day is all about mom, but do you know the history of the [...] »
Charters for Colonies 
To legally exist, English colonies needed charters from the monarchy. Answer [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Senate Historical Office 
Political cartoons, photos, oral histories, artifacts, essays, and facts. [...] »
Society for History in the Federal Government 
Represents historians across executive, judicial, and congressional [...] »
Federal Highway Administration 
Do you fit today's transportation norms? Do you reside in a suburb or a city [...] »
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The Era of Reform 
Was the antebellum period the height of reform movements in U.S. history? [...] »