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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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First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820 
Explore sources from the mid-18th-to-early-19th-century European migration [...] »
The Eastman Project: Images of California Life 
View more than 13,200 photographs of California labor and community life [...] »
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History 
Designed for historians and educators, this site provides high-quality [...] »
History Quiz
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Plays You Won't See in the Superbowl 
Football has always been a great American sport, but how much do you know [...] »
European Explorers in North America after Columbus 
Who else left Europe following the call of wealth, fame, religion, or other [...] »
Memorializing Memorials 
How do we relate to national memorials? Photographs can show us how we want [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Secret Service 
How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 
Learn about the men who fought for American ideals and survived.
[...] »National Archives and Records Administration 
With more than 10 billion items addressing U.S. history, you're bound to [...] »
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Divided Loyalties? 
How citizenship determines eligibility for the U.S. presidency.
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