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 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
In 1934, a custody battle between members of one of America's wealthiest families proved that money truly can't buy happiness.... more
In 1933, a populist uprising in Jackson County, Oregon, threatened to overthrow the county government. The escalating violence reached its... more
In 1924, the kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks horrified the country, especially when the killers were revealed to... more
In 1949, Iva Toguri D'Aquino's treason trial began. The defendant was accused of collaborating with the Japanese during World War... more
In 1945, American journalists in Japan scrambled to identify the legendary "Tokyo Rose," an English-speaking, female broadcaster who had performed... more
In 1874, the father of motion pictures stood trial for murder. Most people know Eadweard Muybridge as a pioneering photographer... more