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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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Early Washington Maps: A Digital Collection 
Washington was once part of an area contested for between the U.S. and Great [...] »
Tending the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia 
Learn about life in the Big Coal River Valley in West Virginia.
[...] »Freedmen's Bureau Online 
Read about crimes committed in the former Confederate states between 1865 to [...] »
History Quiz
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The Art of Migration 
What can artistic renderings tell us about the Great Migration?
[...] »Potent Quotables: Every Vote Counts 
After more than two centuries of citizenship, much has been said about [...] »
The Garden of Infants 
Kindergarten came to America in the 19th century on a wave of German [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Causing the Civil War 
Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?
[...] »National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Federal Aviation Administration 
The FAA regulates air safety and influences the development of civil [...] »
Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum 
Design embodies both artistic ingenuity and responses to everyday problems [...] »
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 
Modern art isn't impossible to understand. Approach it as the product of its [...] »
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Alternative Outcomes of World War II 
Can historians answer questions about alternate history? No, but they can [...] »