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Dangerous Waters: Crimes on Cruise Ships
Cruises offer unforgettable vacations to exotic locales, but what happens when the vacation goes wrong? Explore the legal and jurisdictional issues around crimes on cruise ships with this post.
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Stock Market Crash of 1929
On September 3, 1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at an all-time high of 381.17. Americans were living large. However, less than two months later, all of this would come to a screeching half with the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
How the History of Daylight Saving Proves Time Isn’t Real
With the Senate recently passing the Sunshine Protection Act, which proposes year-round daylight savings time, we thought it would be a great time to dive into the complex and often confusing history of humankind’s desire to preserve daylight.
Tip of the Week: How to Use the Restatement Section Locator Tool
Restatements of the Law are published by the American Law Institute, an organization of judges, legal academics, and practitioners founded in 1923, and can be found in HeinOnline’s American Law institute Library.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed to the Supreme Court
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was recently confirmed to the Supreme Court. She is the first Black woman named to the nation’s highest court. Jackson is replacing Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Let’s take a closer look at her education and career.
Connect With HeinOnline’s Digital Library this National Library Week
To honor National Library Week, we thought it would be a great time to highlight the different ways that you can connect with HeinOnline, a digital library filled with primary and secondary sources that contextualize the past and inform the present.
Secrets
of the Serial Set
A HISTORICAL BLOG SERIES
The Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal. The Manhattan Project. The Louisiana Purchase.
In addition to writing about the above topics and more, HeinOnline’s authors are dedicated to illuminating the most essential research resources for their readers.
The Serial Set is a must-have publication for any historical researcher. With more than two centuries of documents spanning more than 17,000 volumes, no other publication so beautifully reflects the maturation of the United States. To demonstrate the value of the Serial Set, we’ve created a blog series dedicated to revealing the historical secrets hidden throughout the immense publication.
Each month, join HeinOnline as we explore notable events in U.S. history using the primary sources themselves.
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Pacific Theater of World War II
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Iran-Contra Affair
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Chinese Exclusion Act
Secrets of the Serial Set: The Prohibition of Alcohol
Secrets of the Serial Set: Susan B. Anthony and Women’s Suffrage
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