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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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Find quality websites & primary sources
SIRIS Image Gallery 
Access close to 140,000 images from the Smithsonian Institution.
[...] »Historic Government Publications from World War II: A Digital Library 
Includes more than 300 U.S. government pamphlets and books on home front [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Teaching the 20th 
When does the past go from 'recent' to 'history?' Consider these questions [...] »
Mapping the Past 
A map can tell you more than east, west, north, and south.
[...] »The "Daisy" Ad 
Johnson, Goldwater, and the politics of fear.
[...] »Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
The Atomic Bomb: Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
Controversial issues are often simplified in textbooks. Discover the facts [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
Labor and Trade in Colonial America 
Was colonial trade really triangular? What kinds of work did colonists do, [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Tennessee Valley Authority 
Read the act that gave way to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a major New [...] »
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
The government acts for fauna as well as society. When did this start? Why [...] »
Federal Trade Commission 
Keeping businesses on the straight and narrow. Discover more about the [...] »
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Spy in a Petticoat 
"She had outwitted the British and oh how they hated her."
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