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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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David Rumsey Map Collection 
More than 15,800 rare historical maps focus on North and South America.
[...] »A Sailor's Life for Me! 
Explore Old Ironsides—live the life of a ship's boy or learn about the [...] »
U.S. Intelligence Policy Documentation Project 
Read up on the NRO, NSA, and the use of satellite imaging for intelligence [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Columbus Day: Stories of Exploration 
Which tales of daring exploration do you believe?
[...] »Reading a Cartoon: Massive Resistance 
What do the objects in this 1954 editorial cartoon stand for?
[...] »The Big Picture: Match the Ad to the Year 
Be it the radio or the television, the slogans related to popular or [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
20th-century Jewish Immigration 
Divided into two waves of immigration by textbooks, the continuity of [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Team Ships 
Learn the basic steps to building and commissioning a Navy vessel.
[...] »Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery 
American art makes the interpretive nature of historical knowledge clear. [...] »
U.S. Fire Administration 
Give historical fires perspective through modern statistics.
[...] »Ask a Historian
Are There Instances of Raids Similar to the Boston Tea Party? 
From South Carolina to Maine, colonists protested the Tea Act of 1773.
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