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.
Today, in America, everyone takes for granted that the Supreme Court has the power to strike-down laws which a majority of the nine justices determine...
In this rare video clip of Margaret Thatcher - being interviewed in 1962 - we hear her express concern that not enough women are given opportunities f...
When Margaret Thatcher's colleagues wanted to help improve her image, Laurence Olivier - the famous actor - suggested that she work with a tutor at th...
On the 15th of June, 1520, Pope Leo X ordered Martin Luther to recant 41 of his 95 Theses and to stop preaching about those items in his sermons. Luth...
Six days after the United States elected Abraham Lincoln to serve as America''s 16th President, South Carolina held a meeting to endorse a call from t...
Why is Maui the "magic island?" A charming folklore story tells us about Maui, the demigod, who created the Hawaiian Islands.
Florence Maybrick was sure she could not get a fair trial in Liverpool.
Meyer Lansky, according to people who knew him, built his "business" on his word.
Minoru Yashui was the first of three Japanese-Americans to challenge the U.S. federal government for violating the civil rights of Japanese-Americans ...
Mollie Steimer was born in Russia on the 21st of November, 1897. Living in New York, she protest America's involvement in WWI and was deported, by the...
Not a main tourist destination, Molokai is famous for the work of a Belgian priest, Father Damien de Veuster, who cared for patientswith Leprosy.
Montezuma II placates the Spaniards, which ultimately means the demise of his empire.
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