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The Trial of Susan B. Anthony(英)
2023-12-07"Susan B. Anthony is not on trial; the United States is on trial."--Matilda Joslyn Gage More than any other woman of her generation, Susan B...
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Johnson Impeachment Trial(英)
2023-12-07In May, 1868, the Senate came within a single vote of taking the unprecedented step of removing a president from office. Although the impeachment tria...
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APRIL 14, 1865 For President Abraham Lincoln, things looked brighter on Friday, April 14, 1865 than they had for a long time. Five days earlier, Gener...
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The Dakota Conflict Trials(英)
2023-12-07A framed photograph of the scene depicted on this homepage, the execution of thirty-eight Sioux on December 26, 1862, used to fascinate me when, as a ...
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The Trial of John Brown(英)
2023-12-07The arrest, trial, and execution of John Brown in the fall of 1859 came at a critical moment in United State history. According to historian David S. ...
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The Amistad Case(英)
2023-12-07The improbable voyage of the schooner Amistad and the court proceedings and diplomatic maneuverings that resulted from that voyage form one of the mos...
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1 The officers and crew of the Tecora waited at sea for darkness to come to Cuba. Closer to shore, British cruisers patrolled the waters looking for s...
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The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr(英)
2023-12-07Never has an American trial produced such an impressive set of key players: the defendant-- Aaron Burr, founding father, Vice President, and slayer of...
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The Bounty Mutineers Court-Martial(英)
2023-12-07The true story of the 1789 mutiny on the Bounty is far more complicated than suggested by film versions of the event, which have emphasized the gratui...
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The Boston Massacre Trials(英)
2023-12-07Although it has been over two centuries since the moonlit March night in 1770 when British soldiers killed five Bostonians on King Street, people stil...