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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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Making of America 
Provides more than 1.5 million pages of text in an effort to digitize more [...] »
Alcohol, Temperance, and Prohibition 
More than 1,800 primary sources provide a window into the Temperance [...] »
Presidential Elections and the Electoral College 
Look to the Library of Congress for your election and electoral congress [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Textbook Twisters: Cuban Missile Crisis 
The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the greatest conflicts between the US [...] »
Reading Photographs: MacArthur and Hirohito 
How would you have planned this photograph if you were General MacArthur? [...] »
Women's History Month: Picturing Pocahontas 
What do you picture when you hear her name?
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Question textbook narratives
Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
The Tet Offensive 
American historians have depicted the Tet Offensive as the turning point for [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Supreme Court of the United States 
From John Jay to Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court is the final word in law [...] »
National Museum of American History 
See our history come to life within the expansive exhibits and educational [...] »
Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
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Forty Acres and a Mule 
The origin of the "Sherman Reservation" in Special Field Order No. 15, by [...] »