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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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Knowing Poe
Painting, Oval Photograph of Poe, 1849, Enoch Pratt Free Library.

Introduce your students to one of America's great masters of horror.

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The United States and Brazil: Expanding Frontiers, Comparing Cultures

How are Brazil and the U.S. similar? How are they different?

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Reclaiming the Everglades: South Florida's Natural History, 1884-1934

Contains 10,000 pages and images on Everglades reclamation efforts and the [...] »

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Manias of the Gilded Age

Fads, crotchets, crazes, rages, and cultural fevers. Test your knowledge of [...] »

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 [...] »

Charters for Colonies

To legally exist, English colonies needed charters from the monarchy. Answer [...] »

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Denmark Vesey
An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

Slavery
Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

Causes of the American Revolution
Broadside, A card, New York, 1774, LoC, rbpe 10700100

What were the causes of the American Revolution? They were more complicated [...] »

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Central Intelligence Agency
Glass negative, "Belle Boyd," Confederate spy, Between 1855 and 1865, LoC

You've seen spy movies, but what is the real history of U.S. [...] »

U.S. Postal Service
Photo, City Carrier, 1975, United States Postal Service

Come rain or shine, the mail must go through, bringing information and [...] »

National Endowment for the Humanities

Meet the largest governmental funder of humanities programs in the U.S.

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Success and Failure in the New World
engraving, Croatoan, uploaded 14 May 2010, Flickr CC

Why did some colonies in the New World succeed while others faded away?

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