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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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Digital Archive of American Architecture 
Explore U.S. architectural styles and ornamentation, or date the buildings [...] »
Manufacturers' Catalogs from the First Decade of American Automobiles 
Curious about early cars? View more than 800 automobile manufacturer catalog [...] »
Medicine and Madison Avenue 
Provides more than 600 health-related newspaper and magazine advertisements [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
The Many Roots of African American Cooking 
Africa, Europe, and North America—mix, and serve. Explore the foods that [...] »
Dueling Logic 
Pistols at noon, or handbags at dawn? Decode the Code of Honor by answering [...] »
We the People . . . Rarely Agree 
What does the Constitution mean to you? Match each quote to the historical [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution 
How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Portrait Gallery 
Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.
[...] »Federal Emergency Management Agency 
When the weather's not on our side, FEMA's there to lend a hand.
[...] »Peace Corps 
Explore world and U.S. history simultaneously through universal development [...] »
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Namesake of a Peacekeeper 
Historians have attempted to account for the great admiration that whites [...] »