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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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North Carolinians and the Great War 
How did World War I effect the lives of the everyday North Carolinian?
[...] »Integrated Public Use Microdata Series 
View 22 census data samples and 65 million records from 13 federal censuses [...] »
Thomas A. Edison Papers 
A vast database of Thomas Edison's papers, including correspondence, [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
The Many Roots of African American Cooking 
Africa, Europe, and North America—mix, and serve. Explore the foods that [...] »
Baseball in Black and White 
Baseball might be America's favorite past time, but it has not always been [...] »
Reading Photographs: A Dusty Street 
When and where was this photo taken? See what clues you can spot!
[...] »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
Central Intelligence Agency 
You've seen spy movies, but what is the real history of U.S. [...] »
U.S. Postal Service 
Come rain or shine, the mail must go through, bringing information and [...] »
Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
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Feminist Art 
Explorations of the body, self-reference, and the entanglement of art and [...] »