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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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California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California, 1849-1900 
40,000 written pages and more than 3,000 illustrations provide accounts of [...] »
Civics Online ![Photo, Roy Takano [i.e., Takeno] at town hall meeting, LOC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/civics_0.jpg?itok=L_zl9Qgh "Photo, Roy Takano [i.e., Takeno] at town hall meeting, Manzanar Relocation Center, California. LOC")
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[...] »Thomas Paine National Historical Association 
Explore the life and works of one of the most famous revolutionaries—Thomas [...] »
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Victory Vegetables 
WWII Victory Gardens allowed citizens to raise food...and wage war!
[...] »Thanksgiving Dinner in 1943 
What traditional Thanksgiving foods would have been hard to come by during [...] »
Potent Quotables: Every Vote Counts 
After more than two centuries of citizenship, much has been said about [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
National Resources
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National Postal Museum 
When going postal is actually a good thing! Explore the Museum's extensive [...] »
National Museum of African American History and Culture 
What does it mean to be an American? Answer this question through the lens [...] »
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How Did "Colonel" Become "Ker-nul"? 
The pronunciation devil is in the historical details.
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