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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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African Americans in Massachusetts 
Compare perspectives on educational desegregation. How did it affect the [...] »
Online Archive of California 
Explore California from Japanese American internment or the Free Speech [...] »
North American Women's Letters and Diaries: Colonial Times to 1950 
Read the personal correspondence and diaries of women such as Phyllis [...] »
History Quiz
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Presidential Moments: Inaugural Addresses 
Can you match these famous first words with their presidential speakers?
[...] »Theatre of the People 
Through performing art, U.S. minorities assert their identities. Answer [...] »
America's Love for the Automobile 
An Exciting Whiff of Danger or La Belle Dame sans Merci?
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
Explore the history of science and technology, maritime history, and the [...] »
National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?
[...] »Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum 
Design embodies both artistic ingenuity and responses to everyday problems [...] »
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Union Cavalry 
The development of the Union cavalry forces was behind that of the [...] »