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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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Hispano Music and Culture from the Northern Rio Grande 
Learn about Hispanic culture with the Juan B. Rael collection of upper Rio [...] »
A Century of Progress: The 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair 
Browse official publications from the 1933-1934 World's Fair.
[...] »Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project 
This site examines Illinois history and the life of Abraham Lincoln in the [...] »
History Quiz
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Go West, Young Woman! 
Men and women both settled the West. Answer these questions on women’s [...] »
The Ice Cream Wars 
Was there conflict in the past over one of our favorite summer treats?
[...] »Monuments to a Dream: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorials 
Answer these questions about memorials to the life and ideals of MLK.
[...] »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 [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
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Los Alamos National Laboratory 
Follow the development of Weapons of Mass Destruction through the protection [...] »
Federal Judicial Center 
The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal [...] »
National Institutes of Health 
Repository for the history of the federal agency, medical profession, and [...] »
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Who Invented the Telephone? 
The history of the invention of the telephone is as clear as a Bell . . . or [...] »