A picture of a text excerpt from a sign titled "The Anza Trail and the Santa Clara Valley" placed on the campus of Santa Clara University outside the entrance of Charney Hall
The first systematic effort to estimate the destruction to the Soviet Union that a U.S. atomic attack would cause and the extent to which the destruction would be decisive to the outcome of a U.S.-Soviet war.
An illustration of Moyamensing Prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, capturing the execution of H. H. Holmes. The scene depicts Holmes delivering his final address before being hung, sketched on-site by Newmar, an artist for The Times. This artwork…
In the 19th century, some U.S. states reduced capital crimes, moved executions out of the public eye, or abolished the death penalty, with Michigan leading the way in 1846. However, many states retained capital punishment, and by the century's end,…