What the law requires (or allows) is not always fair or just or honorable. Politics is often polarizing. Stories in this collection help us to examine the highs and lows of "the law" over the centuries.
Sue—the most-complete fossilized remains of a T. rex ever found—is named for its discoverer, Sue Hendrickson. Experts do not know, however...
While running for office, many candidates suffer ridicule in local and national media outlets.
American colonials do not want to pay taxes to Britain when they cannot elect members of Parliament. Therein lie seeds of rebellion.
After the Swann case ruling, from the Supreme Court, T. C. Williams High School begins serving black and white students.
Twenty-three centuries after Qin Shi Hung-Di's death, his army of Terra Cotta warriors is found, reminding the world of his power.
Upset, Castro believes the Soviets leave Cuba no real protection against the US once the missiles are withdrawn from Cuba.
Does the United States know about the assassination of South Korea's President Diem before it happens?
The Barons remain steadfast in their beliefs about the Magna Carta, even though excommunication means they cannot participate in church services or ac...
Edwin Epps orders Platt (Solomon Northup) to beat Patsey, another slave. When Platt defies Epps' wishes, for an even-worse beating, Epps cruelly whip...
On March 5, 1770, British Army soldiers kill five civilian men and injure six others in Boston.
The Supreme Court gets its own kind of veto power after Chief Justice Marshall's opinion in Marbury v Madison..
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