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10 Most Significant Tariffs in U.S. History

In this blog, we’ll explore 10 pivotal tariffs in U.S. history, uncovering their goals, impacts, and the lessons they offer for today’s policymakers. Join us in exploring this topic with HeinOnline’s U.S. International Trade Library.

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Genealogy’s Hidden Stories: How Legal Battles Revealed Family Histories

This post features a guest author, Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist®. A genealogist with a law degree, Judy explores the intersection of law and family history. Her insights reveal how legal records, like those from the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, add depth to genealogy.

The History of Football and the First Super Bowl

The National Football League has a longstanding exceptional legal status in the United States. Follow along as we use HeinOnline to explore the history of football, from its earliest origins in the Middle Ages, to the modern legal monopoly of the National Football League.

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After the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

The gunfight at the O.K. Corral is maybe the most famous 30 seconds in American history. Join us to explore what happened after the gun smoke cleared.

Film Censorship and the Hays Code

In the United States, films were not protected as free speech until halfway through the twentieth century, and were subject to legal censorship in dozens of states and municipalities. For much of this time, the film industry engaged in its own film censorship regime, known as the Hays Code.

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

On April 28, 1967, in the midst of the United States’ escalating war in Vietnam, Muhammad Ali, the most famous boxer in the country, refused to be drafted into the army.

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5 Court Cases Involving Indigenous Rights in U.S. History

Various court cases in U.S. history have revolved around the rights that Indigenous peoples do and do not have, and the jurisdiction that state and federal governments have over native peoples and their land.