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.
"A Policy for Viet-Nam" - dated September 10, 1963 - is part of the "Pentagon Papers." It concludes that the "war [in Vietnam, between North ...
In 1962, the Joint Chiefs of Staff considered whether America should launch a military invasion of Cuba. This image depicts a top-secret, now-declassi...
This image depicts the second page of a formerly top-secret, now-declassified draft document which considers the reasons why America would be justifie...
The U.S. federal government considered a "body of secrets" which could justify an American military invasion of Cuba. Those items, set forth i...
The U.S. federal government considered implementing various terrorist activities to justify an American military invasion of Cuba. The top-sec...
On the 5th of October, 1963, McGeorge Bundy - a special adviser to President Kennedy - wrote an "Eyes Only" memo to Ambassador Lodge (who was serving ...
This is the cover of Elizabeth Packard's book, Modern Persecution (Volume II), published in 1873. It depicts the physician who admitted Elizabet...
This is a facsimile version of a contemporaneous newspaper account regarding the fate of the conspirators. CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR A BETTER VIEW...
The "Weekely Newes"—for Monday the 31st of January, 1606—contains a story of the arraignment, trial and execution of the Gunpowder Conspir...
Image of a "Notice of Sale" for slaves from an arriving ship.
William Bradford's book is a first-hand account of the Leyden Pilgrims' journey to America. It is a story of faith and adventure. It provi...
Image depicting page 28 from the book, Olaudah Equiano: The Interesting Narrative.
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