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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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Texas Archive of the Moving Image 
Watch some Texas history, submit your own, or learn to make local [...] »
The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906 
View early films of New York City life.
[...] »Center on Congress 
What is Congress? Why should anyone care?
[...] »History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Victory Vegetables 
WWII Victory Gardens allowed citizens to raise food...and wage war!
[...] »Veterans Day: Medals and Merit 
You know the Purple Heart, but can you identify these honors?
[...] »A-mouldering in the Grave 
"John Brown's Body" keeps reappearing. What do you know about the song?
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Los Alamos National Laboratory 
Follow the development of Weapons of Mass Destruction through the protection [...] »
National Museum of African American History and Culture 
What does it mean to be an American? Answer this question through the lens [...] »
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 
Modern art isn't impossible to understand. Approach it as the product of its [...] »
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A History of Fundamentalism 
What does fundamentalism mean and how has that meaning changed over time? [...] »