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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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Website Reviews
Find quality websites & primary sources
ABMC War Dead Database 
Features over 224,000 records of individuals buried or memorialized in ABMC [...] »
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research 
Social science data offered to member colleges and universities here covers [...] »
Digital Archive Collections at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Library 
Covering topics ranging from the annexation of Hawaii to World War II, 29 [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Presidential Moments: Inauguration 
The first day on the new job is difficult for everybody—including U.S. [...] »
Memorial Day: The Poppy Puzzle 
Do you know the history of this symbol?
[...] »Reading Photographs: MacArthur and Hirohito 
How would you have planned this photograph if you were General MacArthur? [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Tet Offensive 
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »The Early Conservation Movement 
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Tennessee Valley Authority 
Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »
National Park Service 
Lesson plans, essays, multimedia, activities, and artifacts of U.S. heritage [...] »
Mine Safety and Health Administration 
Ever considered using mining to teach labor history?...
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American Resistance to a Standing Army 
Americans of the 18th century took a much dimmer view of the institution of [...] »