Take a chilling walk through history as we explore an abandoned 19th-century jail and courthouse, built before Confederation. From cold stone cells to historic courtrooms, this forgotten site tells ...

A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S.

The ultraconservative Texas judge who ruled the FDA never had the authority to approve mifepristone recently used the Comstock Act, a 19th century sexual purity law still on the books, to uphold a ...

Inside the crime of the 19th century. The gruesome deaths of Borden's parents became a national obsession in the 1890s. Despite the jury’s verdict, the accused's guilt remains a mystery.

In this video, historian Alice Loxton give a summary of crime and punishment in 18th and 19th century Britain. Find out more about GCSE History. Crime and Punishment. Now playing video 3 of 4.

Americans can learn valuable 21st-century lessons by studying a 19th-century crime, historian Richard E. Turley Jr. says. He outlined "Lessons We Can Learn from the Mountain Meadows Massacre ...