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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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Historical Thinking Matters 
Presents four guided investigations—on the Spanish-American War, the Scopes [...] »
James Fenimore Cooper Society 
Teenagers in love? By the author of The Last of the Mohicans?
[...] »Anti-Saloon League, 1893-1933 
Printed materials preserve the public campaigns of the Anti-Saloon League [...] »
History Quiz
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Memorializing Memorials 
How do we relate to national memorials? Photographs can show us how we want [...] »
Probing Probate 
How do we know what people in the past owned and valued?
[...] »Charters for Colonies 
To legally exist, English colonies needed charters from the monarchy. Answer [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Museum of the American Indian 
Make sure that your students know not all Native Americans lived in tipis or [...] »
Federal Emergency Management Agency 
When the weather's not on our side, FEMA's there to lend a hand.
[...] »Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 
Modern art isn't impossible to understand. Approach it as the product of its [...] »
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On Gendering the Constitution 
The agitation among women’s rights activists over the language of the 14th [...] »