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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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Black Mask Magazine 
Analyze popular fiction of the 1920s with these stories from the pulp [...] »
Famous American Trials: "The Scottsboro Boys" Trials 1931-1937 
Explore the infamous Scottboro case through a variety of primary source [...] »
ABMC War Dead Database 
Features over 224,000 records of individuals buried or memorialized in ABMC [...] »
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Black Days in the Market 
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 opened the curtain on the Great Depression. [...] »
When Whales Lit the World 
Up to the 20th century, whalers provided oil for the industrial revolution. [...] »
Textbook Twisters: Cuban Missile Crisis 
The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the greatest conflicts between the US [...] »
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The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
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U.S. Secret Service 
How did the Secret Service begin protecting our leaders and solving crimes [...] »
Central Intelligence Agency 
You've seen spy movies, but what is the real history of U.S. [...] »
National Park Service 
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Families on the Farm 
What was life like for women and girls on late 19th- and early 20th-century [...] »