While the United States was still deeply divided over slavery, John Brown forced the moral crisis to its boiling point and accelerated the nation on its road to war. Called a martyr, freedom fighter, and madman, his actions are still debated.
What would you do if you were wrongly convicted of a crime? What if you were wrongly convicted twice? For Alfred Dreyfus, this was not a hypothetical situation.
In 1930, near the town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, 3,000 men worked in ten-hour shifts drilling through sandstone to construct the Hawk’s Nest Tunnel. Within five years, more than 750 of those men would die of a deadly and preventable disease.
The disputed Hayes-Tilden 1877 presidential election almost tore the country apart. Instead, it reshaped its postbellum philosophy.
Detective-Inspector Arthur Neil knew the deaths were not accidental. He just didn’t have any proof. Staring at the bathtub where his victim had drowned, he thought, “If anyone can get drowned in a bath like this, it’s a marvel.”
