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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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Liberty Rhetoric and 19th-Century American Women 
Compare early women's rights campaigns to the rhetoric of the American [...] »
New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939 
Learn about the New Deal through the Federal Theatre Project, designed to [...] »
The Five Points Site 
Navigate a virtual exhibit of a 1991 archaeological undertaking.
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Test your history knowledge
Women at War 
Women have fought in every U.S. war, but only recently have they gained [...] »
The California Gold Rush 
"Seeing the elephant" in California.
[...] »Reading Photographs: MacArthur and Hirohito 
How would you have planned this photograph if you were General MacArthur? [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Endowment for the Humanities 
Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.
[...] »Federal Judiciary 
Can’t tell an affadavit from an acquittal? Learn the legal lingo.
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Robert Gould Shaw 
Where does the glory of Robert Shaw and the men of the 54th Massachusetts [...] »