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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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Website Reviews
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American Shores: Maps of the Middle Atlantic Region to 1850 
Explore the mid-Atlantic region with more than 1,852 maps created before [...] »
Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 
Discover the life of pragmatist and education reform advocate John Dewey ( [...] »
Online Archive of California 
Explore California from Japanese American internment or the Free Speech [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Reading a Cartoon: Nast's "Milk Tickets for Babies" 
What do you see in this 1876 cartoon?
[...] »Reading Photographs: A Dusty Street 
When and where was this photo taken? See what clues you can spot!
[...] »We the People . . . Rarely Agree 
What does the Constitution mean to you? Match each quote to the historical [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
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 [...] »
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Center for Disease Control and Prevention 
For when those historical figures suffered conditions you don't recognize. [...] »
Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery 
American art makes the interpretive nature of historical knowledge clear. [...] »
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ![Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed. . . ], 1830-1870, LoC](/sites/default/files/styles/splash_thumb_images/public/Patent432x240.jpg?itok=QLJLh39q "Lithograph, [Patent medicine label for unnamed women's hair tonic which \"restores gray hair ... cures dandruff and prevents baldness], 1830-1870, Library of Congress")
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has images of patents online [...] »
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Civil War Convicts: Unraveling a Misconception 
Did criminals fight during the Civil War? Not exactly, but some soldiers [...] »