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Chicago Anarchists on Trial: Evidence from the Haymarket Affair, 1886-1887
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Selected Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
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Spotlight on Elementary Education

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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National Register of Historic Places Travel Itineraries

Explore the historic sites in more than 50 cities and towns across the U.S [...] »

For Us the Living

A series of five primary source based learning modules that encourage high [...] »

American Historical Association
American Historical Association screenshot

Research the history professional field, communicate with other historians, [...] »

History Quiz

Test your history knowledge
First Ladies' Firsts

What about the other occupants of the White House?

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Playing History

Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »

The Great Black Hope

These African American athletes drew crowds with their skill and [...] »

Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Coal and the Industrial Revolution
Photo, At the close of the day, January 1911, Lewis Hine, Library of Congress

How can the story of coal help students understand the nature of today's [...] »

Rise of the Automobile
Photo, Model A Ford in front of antique gas pumps, August 4, 2007, Flickr

Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »

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. [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Air and Space Museum
Cigarette card, Imaginary A plane, c. 1957-1958, NYPL Digital Gallery

Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a [...] »

Students Abroad

If you're lucky enough to be able to arrange an international trip, know [...] »

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?

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Typical in the 1930s
one of the official typical families at the 1939 NY World's Fair

A panel of judges enlisted by the New York World’s Fair Corporation looked [...] »