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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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Website Reviews
Find quality websites & primary sources
Austin Treasures: Online Exhibits from the Austin History Center 
Discover the depth of Austin, Texas's urban history through 10 online [...] »
Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943 
Showcases more than 900 Work Projects Administration (WPA) posters produced [...] »
Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power 
Do you think armed resistance is a justifiable reaction to racism? Explore [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
The Blue and the Grey (and Red and Green and Yellow) 
What do you think Civil War uniforms looked like? They varied more than you [...] »
Riding the Rails 
How many cows could a cowcatcher catch, if a cowcatcher could catch cows? [...] »
Presidential Moments: Campaigns 
Think the mudslinging in modern campaigns is bad? Campaigns have always been [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Causes of the American Revolution 
What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »
Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era 
The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »
John Brown's Raid 
Did Northerners all respond the same way to Brown's infamous raid? [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Los Alamos National Laboratory 
Follow the development of Weapons of Mass Destruction through the protection [...] »
National Institutes of Health 
Repository for the history of the federal agency, medical profession, and [...] »
Federal Judicial Center 
The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal [...] »
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The Gaming Evolution 
From text-based to modern multiplayer interaction—even video games have [...] »