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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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Archival Research Catalog (ARC) 
Access over than 78,000 digital government resources—from textual records to [...] »
Brown v. Board of Education 
Examine segregation and desegregation through summaries and the court's [...] »
Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 
Discover the life of pragmatist and education reform advocate John Dewey ( [...] »
History Quiz
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Early American Artifacts 
What did people living in what is now known as North America leave behind? [...] »
Airplane Meals 
Think you're a post-WWII expert? Test your knowledge with this quiz on the [...] »
From War to Revolution 
Can you answer these questions on figures who took part in the French and [...] »
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 [...] »
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
National Portrait Gallery 
Allow students to "meet" their favorite historical figures.
[...] »National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Why did George Washington start gathering national data on agriculture?
[...] »Anacostia Community Museum 
What is community? What does it do for us, and how does it shape who we are [...] »
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Colonial Teenagers 
Young people in their teens were not thought of as a distinct group, but as [...] »