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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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Yale Digital Commons 
A wheeled pull toy depicting Nixon with a crown? If you're looking for a [...] »
Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar 
Ansel Adams's photographs preserve life at the Manzanar War Relocation [...] »
The March on Milwaukee Civil Rights History Project 
Wisconsin teachers, bring the Civil Rights Movement home to your students [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Political Animals 
A menagerie of terms for politicians, parties, factions, and movements.
[...] »Yo, Ho, Ho and a . . . Bushel of Oysters? 
Shellfish pirates stole from the rich to feed themselves—and make a little [...] »
Turning Turtle: Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea 
The ship's on her beam-ends and all's lost! Test your knowledge of maritime [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
Commemorate the lives of the millions of people murdered during the [...] »
U.S. Senate Historical Office 
Political cartoons, photos, oral histories, artifacts, essays, and facts. [...] »
Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
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Typical in the 1930s 
A panel of judges enlisted by the New York World’s Fair Corporation looked [...] »