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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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The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship

A comprehensive guide consisting of over 240 primary source items detailing [...] »

Native American Documents Project

Four collections of data and documents address Federal Indian policy in the [...] »

The Lone Woman and Last Indians Digital Archive

Explore over 450 primary source documents related to the story of the Lone [...] »

History Quiz

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Give Me (Nuclear) Shelter

How much do you know about these iconic emblems of Cold War fears?

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Presidential Moments: Inaugural Addresses

Can you match these famous first words with their presidential speakers?

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American Myths: Christopher Columbus

In 1492, what did Columbus really do?

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Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

Labor and Trade in Colonial America
Photo, Weavers at Colonial Williamsburg, May 29, 2010, animalvegetable, Flickr

Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »

Panic of 1873
Panic as a Health Officer Cleaning the Streets

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Museum of African Art

Approach African American history and culture through African art.

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U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Commemorate the lives of the millions of people murdered during the [...] »

U.S. Army
Photo, The 101st Airborne troops move out of Bastogne. . . , 1944, U.S. Army

Increase your knowledge of the people, past, and technology of the United [...] »

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Defining Dred Scott
lithograph, The political quadrille--Music by Dred Scott, 1860, LOC

Who was Dred Scott, and what was the significance of his case?

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