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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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1939 World's Fair Photograph Collection
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African Americans in the Spanish Civil War
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Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

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The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
photographic print, Second atomic bombing of Nagasaki, 1945 August, LOC

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Women's Reform Movement
Print, A downright gabbler, or a goose that deserves to be hissed, 1829

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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