As Texas City longshoremen labored on the morning of April 16, 1947, they had no idea their cargo—all 2,300 tons of it—was so dangerous. The packaging only said “fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate.”
The U.S. TikTok ban raises key questions about national security, data privacy, and free speech. While supporters argue it’s necessary to prevent foreign influence, critics warn of government overreach. Will this reshape digital regulation and tech policy?
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.
Between the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump in June and current President Joe Biden dropping out of the election just a few months before Election Say, it has been anything but a normal presidential campaign cycle.
Today, all eligible members of the LGBTQ+ community are allowed to serve in America’s military. However, it hasn’t always been that way. The treatment of queer people in the armed forces has a fraught history.
What can HeinOnline illuminate about the world’s greatest detective? The connections may surprise you. The game’s afoot!
During the mid-20th century, nuclear power was one of the fastest growing areas of science and technology. However, in 1979, a partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island put the health and safety of employees and nearby civilians at risk.
Dred Scott v. Sandford, a Supreme Court decision made in 1857, is largely regarded as one of the most infamous decisions in the Supreme Court’s history. This case determined that people of Black African descent were not entitled to U.S. citizenship.
On May 5, 1925, Tennessee high school teacher John Scopes was charged with the crime of teaching his students about the science of human evolution. The Scopes Monkey Trial, as it came to be known, was a national spectacle, and continues to influence First Amendment interpretation today.
Since Barbie emerged on the shelves of toy stores around the world in 1959, she has affected nearly every area of pop culture. Let’s take a look at the history of Barbie and some of the lawsuits that she has been a part of over the years.
