From the Salem Witch Trials to O.J. Simpson, trials have always revealed hidden truths about our world. History on Trial digs into... more
In 1931, Thalia Massie, a white woman, told Honolulu police that she had been raped by a group of Hawaiian... more
In 1881, the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday faced the Clantons and the McLaurys in the Old West's most famous... more
It's 1900, and Roland Molineux's murder trial is coming to a close. The prosecution has used some unorthodox methods to... more
In 1898, two fatal poisonings horrified New Yorkers. When it emerged that both victims were connected to one person, a... more
In 1859, Abraham Lincoln walked into a courtroom in Springfield, Illinois, ready to defend his client. No one knew it... more
In 1638, four English indentured servants attacked and robbed Penowanyanquis, a member of the Nipmuc tribe. Once the killers were... more
In 1919, the murder of three Chinese diplomats stunned Washington, D.C. When a young Chinese man, Ziang Sung Wan, confessed... more
In 1918, teenager Nina McCall was detained, forcibly examined for an STI, and then imprisoned in a hospital for three... more
In 1842, three Navy men plotted to seize control of the USS Somers and turn it into a pirate ship.... more
In 1972, a grizzly bear killed twenty-five year old Harry Walker in Yellowstone National Park. His family thought it was... more