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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
Battle Lines: Letters from America's Wars 
More than 30 letters cover conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the War [...] »
September 11, 2001, Documentary Project 
Access children's pictures and Italian oral histories regarding 9/11, among [...] »
Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991 
Displays nearly 4,000 panoramic photographs of cityscapes, landscapes, and [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Probing Probate 
How do we know what people in the past owned and valued?
[...] »Naming Colonial History 
Everyone knows what "American Revolution" means. But can you identify these [...] »
Discovering Christopher Columbus 
Christopher Columbus—a legend without a face? Answer these questions about [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Military History 
The U.S. Armed Forces maintain multiple historical offices within each [...] »
National Portrait Gallery 
Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.
[...] »U.S. Secret Service 
How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »
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A History of Fundamentalism 
What does fundamentalism mean and how has that meaning changed over time? [...] »