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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
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Zinn Education Project 
Wanting to go deeper into the history of labor and marginalized groups in [...] »
Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection 
With over 300,000 pages available for full-text searching, this is one of [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Advice for Beachgoers 
Long before sunblock, boogie boards, or bikinis...did ladies wear corsets to [...] »
Presidential Moments: Inaugural Addresses 
Can you match these famous first words with their presidential speakers?
[...] »American Myths: Christopher Columbus 
In 1492, what did Columbus really do?
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Denmark Vesey 
Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Secret Service 
How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »
Social Security Administration 
Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »
National Center for Education Statistics 
Ever wondered about the numbers behind the latest teaching trends?
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Kentuckiana 
Mountains, coal, jugbands, pottery, quilts, feuds, flags, floods, labor [...] »