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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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Hannah Arendt Papers 
Do you read German? Not to worry. Select documents are available in English [...] »
Inventing Entertainment: The Early Innovations of the Edison Companies 
Early motion pictures, sound recordings, and related materials document [...] »
Linus Pauling Research Notebooks 
What goes through the mind of a Nobel-prize winning chemist?
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Close Up on Hispanic American Heritage 
Take a look at these fragments from U.S. history. What are they? Where do [...] »
Thanksgiving Dinner in 1943 
What traditional Thanksgiving foods would have been hard to come by during [...] »
Exploration and Innovation 
Crossing vast oceans required specialized tools and knowledge. Discover more [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Endowment for the Arts 
Watch videos on jazz and opera history, courtesy of the National Endowment [...] »
National Endowment for the Humanities 
Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.
[...] »Federal Emergency Management Agency 
When the weather's not on our side, FEMA's there to lend a hand.
[...] »Ask a Historian
A Trail of 4,000 Tears 
Discover the ramifications of the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
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