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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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Oral History Digital Collection 
In full-text narratives, more than 2,000 people from northeast Ohio discuss [...] »
Wisconsin Historical Society: Freedom's Journal 
All 102 issues of the first African American newspaper conveniently [...] »
National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places 
Use this website to plan and organize lessons around NPS properties and [...] »
History Quiz
Test your history knowledge
The "Daisy" Ad 
Johnson, Goldwater, and the politics of fear.
[...] »American Personalities: Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty 
Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty are popular American icons. How much do you know [...] »
European Explorers in North America after Columbus 
Who else left Europe following the call of wealth, fame, religion, or other [...] »
Beyond the Textbook
Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy 
The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »
Women's Reform Movement 
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of [...] »
The Modern Civil Rights Movement: A River of Purposeful Anger 
Textbooks are silent about defining race and racism, even though the modern [...] »
National Resources
Federal teaching resources
Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery 
American art makes the interpretive nature of historical knowledge clear. [...] »
Social Security Administration 
Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »
Federal Judicial Center 
The Federal Judicial Center is the education and research agency for federal [...] »
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Alternative Outcomes of World War II 
Can historians answer questions about alternate history? No, but they can [...] »