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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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A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers 
Learn about labor politics and economics throughout American history.
[...] »Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 
Read the accounts of former slaves in oral history interviews collected by [...] »
CIA Electronic Reading Room 
Digitally serves thousands of formerly secret documents in compliance with [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Presidential Valentines 
The politics of love—answer these questions about valentines to and from U.S [...] »
The California Gold Rush 
"Seeing the elephant" in California.
[...] »Constitution Day Count 
How does the Constitution measure up to other important documents in U.S. [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Endowment for the Humanities 
Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.
[...] »Society for History in the Federal Government 
Represents historians across executive, judicial, and congressional [...] »
U.S. Geological Survey 
How has land use altered over time, and what did the explorers encounter? [...] »
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Freedom and the National Debt 
Old Hickory's hard currency—what are useful focal points in Jacksonian-era [...] »