Courtroom battles often produce sensational scenes resulting in curious spectators and endless news coverage. From ancient to modern times, trials attract significant attention. This collection explores some of the most-fascinating.
Susan continues to fight for women's suffrage until she dies aged 86, fourteen years before passage of 19th Amendment in 1920.
This lithograph, by John Childs, depicts “Cinque Addressing his Compatriots.” It is online via the U.S. National Archives, courtesy of the...
Unsterile conditions during the searches for the bullet result in a deadly infection and blood poisoning.
The Whitechapel area of London, where the crimes take place, is made famous by Jack the Ripper.
The Dyers meet George Fox, the Quaker leader in England and join his group.
Abagnale pretends to be a Pan American pilot, then doctor, lawyer and finally a sociology professor.
Edward I recommends that John Ballilol becomes king of Scotland because he hopes to divide the country in order to take over.
This image depicts the artistic impression of Alexandra Wallner as she illustrates an imagined scene from the trial of Susan B. Anthony for “ill...
Albert Fish is a grandfatherly man who inflicts harm upon himself and others.
Robert Newsom continuously rapes his slave, Celia.
Daniel Boone is a legendary frontiersman known for his adventures in the wilderness.
Joan is an illiterate peasant girl who makes a lasting influence on France and the world. She believes the Saints listen to her prayers and speak to h...
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