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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 Dick Thornburgh Papers
Photo, Kitten falling off the table. . . , 1983, Dick Thornburgh Papers

Explore the positions and words of a former PA Governor and Attorney General [...] »

Coal Mining in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Photo, Brown Mine. Man digging coal..., October 1908, Lewis Hine, LoC

Visit this unique site to learn about the history of coal mining during the [...] »

Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project
Engraving, Electioneering, 1840-1860, Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization.

This site examines Illinois history and the life of Abraham Lincoln in the [...] »

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Presidential Moments: Hail to the Chief Nicknames

Fond or far-fetched, everyone has one—but as president, nicknames garner the [...] »

Baseball in Black and White

Baseball might be America's favorite past time, but it has not always been [...] »

Fly Away Jim Crow

Equality requires more than a Proclamation. Try to answer these questions on [...] »

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Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

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, [...] »

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Small Business Association

What is the FAR? Looking for copies of small business laws? Well, you have [...] »

Team Ships

Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.

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Architect of the Capitol

What do our buildings tell us about ourselves? Take a spin around this [...] »

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Diversity in the 1920s

Segregation and equality in America was a case of double standards.

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