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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
NSA and the Cuban Missile Crisis 
Provides access to facsimiles of 100 declassified documents relating to the [...] »
Time Archive, 1923 to Present 
From its March 23, 1923 first edition to the present, Time presents a [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Plays You Won't See in the Superbowl 
Football has always been a great American sport, but how much do you know [...] »
Saving Daylight 
Politicians get hot under the collar when discussing the hottest of topics— [...] »
New World Wonders 
How did explorers describe the plants and animals they discovered in America [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Selective Service System 
Did you know that the draft was used in times of peace, as well as war?
[...] »Military History 
The U.S. Armed Forces maintain multiple historical offices within each [...] »
National Museum of African Art 
Approach African American history and culture through African art.
[...] »Ask a Historian
Tax Rates of the Mid-20th Century 
Is it April 15 already? Discussing the recent past in context.
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