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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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Presidential Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower 
Fortify your knowledge of Eisenhower's international and domestic policies [...] »
At Home in the Heartland ![Photo, [African-American] women weighing wire coils, 1919, NARA](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/splash-wr-illinois.jpg?itok=UqMKItN9 "Photo, [African-American] women weighing wire coils and recording weights, to establish wage rates, April 16, 1919, NARA")
Learn about family life and social history in the northern Midwest.
[...] »Korea + 50: No Longer Forgotten 
Explore one of the country's least discussed major military conflicts, the [...] »
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Playing History 
Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »
Baseball in Black and White 
Baseball might be America's favorite past time, but it has not always been [...] »
A Hoax Provokes Folks: Why Lie? 
Peruse the news, but beware hot air? Examine famous U.S. hoaxes.
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Question textbook narratives
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
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Federal teaching resources
U.S. Census Bureau 
The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »
Tennessee Valley Authority 
Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 
Modern art isn't impossible to understand. Approach it as the product of its [...] »
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Booth's Reason for Assassination 
In an attempt to salvage a failed Confederate agenda, John Wilkes Booth [...] »