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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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Find quality websites & primary sources
Brooklyn's Eighteenth-Century Lott House 
Conduct your own "virtual dig" of a Dutch farmhouse.
[...] »Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 
Read the accounts of former slaves in oral history interviews collected by [...] »
FDIC Historical Studies 
What do you know about the 1980s Savings and Loan crisis?
[...] »History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Paradise in a Breakfast Bowl 
A morning meditation on flakes: Do your morals and values help you decide [...] »
America's Love for the Automobile 
An Exciting Whiff of Danger or La Belle Dame sans Merci?
[...] »Airplane Meals 
Think you're a post-WWII expert? Test your knowledge with this quiz on the [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
The Early Conservation Movement 
The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Institute for Literacy 
Do you have struggling readers in your class? Try incorporating literacy [...] »
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
The government acts for fauna as well as society. When did this start? Why [...] »
Indian Health Service 
Disease ravaged colonial-era Native American populations. What health [...] »
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Dissent in the Ranks 
George Washington's military career and reputation were not pure successes [...] »