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April 8, 2026
On March 8, 1971, four people broke into the FBI field office in Media, Pennsylvania and stole more than 1,000 classified documents. In the weeks that followed, documents were mailed anonymously to newspapers around the country from an organization calling itself the Citizens' Commission to Investigate...
March 31, 2026
HeinOnline’s March 2026 content release features major database expansions, new journals, and timely research resources on current topics.
March 30, 2026
Over the past two months, we have added nearly 8,000 new articles to the Law Journal Library and 11 new active serials.
March 13, 2026
On June 1, 1866, over 1,000 Irish-Americans, known as the Fenians, invaded Canada from Buffalo, New York. It was part of an audacious scheme to seize Canada and use it as a bargaining chip for Irish independence.
March 10, 2026
In the 1950s, thalidomide was a popular sedative marketed to pregnant women worldwide as an allegedly safe way to relieve morning sickness. In reality, it was far from harmless.
February 27, 2026
HeinOnline’s February 2026 content release features major database expansions, new journals, and timely research resources on current topics.
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