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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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Battle Lines: Letters from America's Wars 
More than 30 letters cover conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the War [...] »
Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement, 1848-1998 
Learn about the women's rights movement through the secondary sources [...] »
Jewish Women's Archive 
Learn more about American Jewish women's contributions to their communities [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
We the People . . . Rarely Agree 
What does the Constitution mean to you? Match each quote to the historical [...] »
War of Invaders 
What do these biased narratives of the French and Indian War tell us?
[...] »Paradise in a Breakfast Bowl 
A morning meditation on flakes: Do your morals and values help you decide [...] »
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 [...] »
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Museum of Natural History ![Photo, . . . trephining [sic]. . . , 1926, Library of Congress](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/NationalMuseumNH432x240.jpg?itok=rqsMmArM "Photo, The crude method of trephining [sic] with the sharpened edge of a stone practiced by peoples living in Peru some 500 or 600 years ago is revealed by the skulls at the National Museum, 1926, Library of Congress")
Don't let "natural history" scare you away! The museum covers anthropology [...] »
Indian Health Service 
Disease ravaged colonial-era Native American populations. What health [...] »
Social Security Administration 
Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »
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Innovation and Technology in the 19th Century 
Of all the discoveries and developments that occurred in the 19th century, [...] »