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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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Biddle Edition Archive
Illustration, Woodpecker, C. W. Peale, Biddle Edition Archive

Why did seven years pass between the Lewis and Clark Expedition and their [...] »

The Vietnam Project

A highly comprehensive look at the Vietnam War.

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Ancient Architects of the Mississippi
Photo, Cahokia frog pipe, July 30, 2004, mharrsch, Flickr

How did the Moundbuilders create the massive earthworks for which they are [...] »

History Quiz

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Constitution Day Count

How does the Constitution measure up to other important documents in U.S. [...] »

Past Rebel Lines

Benedict Arnold wasn't the only spy in the American Revolution. Take this [...] »

Women's History Month: Picturing Pocahontas

What do you picture when you hear her name?

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Beyond the Textbook

Question textbook narratives
Jim Crow Segregation: The Difficult and Anti-Democratic Work of White Supremacy
Print, For the Sunny South. An Airship. . . , 1913, Library of Congress

The fight against segregation and its discriminatory practices does not [...] »

Causing the Civil War
Postcard, Train Load of Cotton for Export, South, 1902-1903, NYPL

Did King Cotton cause the Civil War? Or should you look further?

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The Early Conservation Movement
photographic print, Quentin Roosevelt Planting a Tree, c1904, Edward S. Curtis,

The "go-green" movement is rampant in modern America. However, support for [...] »

National Resources

Federal teaching resources
National Air and Space Museum
Cigarette card, Imaginary A plane, c. 1957-1958, NYPL Digital Gallery

Fly me to the moon became a famous Frank Sinatra line. NASA also made this a [...] »

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Photo, Russ Hopcroft, from the University . . . , 2002, Ian MacDonald, NOAA

Explore the history of science and technology, maritime history, and the [...] »

Government Printing Office
Photo, Headlines posted in street. . , 1940, Jack Delano, Flickr Commons

GPO is the Federal Government's resource for preserving and providing access [...] »

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Premonition of Death

Accounts of Abraham Lincoln's dream of a presidential assassination vary, [...] »