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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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IWitness
Lithograph, Leo Haas, Center for Jewish History, NYC, Flickr Commons

View testimonies on the Holocaust, create videos, and learn the importance [...] »

Democracy in America: Alexis de Tocqueville
Portrait, Alexis de tocqueville.jpg, 1828, Théodore Chassériau, Wikipedia

Visit this website to learn more about the United States during the time of [...] »

Historical Thinking Matters
Image, rosa parks, Center for History and New Media.

Presents four guided investigations—on the Spanish-American War, the Scopes [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
Back to the Future . . .

In the year 1900, what did Americans think the next century would bring?

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Practicing Medicine on the Presidents

When the presidents' maladies threatened to affect their performance.

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As American as Mom…

You know Mother's Day is all about mom, but do you know the history of the [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
20th-century Jewish Immigration
Dry plate negative, approx. 1920-1930, Jewish colonies and settlements, LOC

Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »

Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk

A comprehensive current and historical look at this legislative body and its [...] »

Small Business Association

What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have [...] »

National Portrait Gallery

Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.

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Roosevelt's Tree Army

The work of the Civilian Conservation Corps in central New York State.

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