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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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Geography of Slavery in America 
Provides transcriptions and images of more than 4,000 newspaper [...] »
Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2008 
More than 250 television commercials trace campaign issues and the selling [...] »
USC Archival Research Center 
With over 126,000 photographs, maps, and other documents, this site offers a [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
Saving Daylight 
Politicians get hot under the collar when discussing the hottest of topics— [...] »
From War to Revolution 
Can you answer these questions on figures who took part in the French and [...] »
Playing History 
Board games preserve the past in squares, paper money, and toy tokens. [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Panic of 1873 
Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States [...] »
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
Rise of the Automobile 
Americans today take cars for granted. How did they change American life? [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency 
How did recreational drug use grow into a U.S. drug culture? How did it [...] »
U.S. Census Bureau 
The U.S. Census counts everyone! It creates a current image of the nation [...] »
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence 
More than 1,600 learning resources from the federal government sorted by [...] »
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American POWS in Japanese Captivity 
Japanese treatment of American prisoners of war.
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