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Stock market     What goes up must come down. In early 1997, the Dow Jones plunged almost 10 percent from a recent peak. Can anybody predict the stock market? From Caution: Dip Ahead http://whyfiles.org/037wall_st/

Human Rights in Chile - then and Now     History of human rights in Chile from 1973, the year of the military coup, through to the present. This site brings you testimonies, documents, photographs, and other information of interest. Derechos Chile also offers an up to date news service on human rights in Chile. From Derechos Chile http://www.derechoschile.com/html/indexeng.htm

Collapse: why do civilizations fall?     Explore the collapse of four ancient civilizations in order to understand what awaits our own. Learn what happens when a society collapses and how archaeologists find and interpret evidence. From Exhibits Collection -- Collapse http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/

Silver bank     The Spanish galleon Concepcion struck a reef in 1641, spilling a conquistador's ransom in silver. Join the crew in the fight to stay afloat and examine priceless finds from the wreck. From Silver Bank @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/silverbank/index.html

Soldiers Without Swords: the Black Press     History of the Black Press in America. Includes biographies, timeline, and information about modern journalists. Site is companion to a TV show. May load slowly. From The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords http://www.pbs.org/blackpress/

Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936     For two weeks in August 1936, Adolf Hitler's Nazi dictatorship camouflaged its racist, militaristic character while hosting the Summer Olympics. Soft-pedaling its anti-Semitic agenda and plans for territorial expansion, the regime exploited the Games to bedazzle many foreign spectators and journalists with an image of a peaceful, tolerant Germany. From 1936 Olympics http://www.ushmm.org/olympics/

A concrete curtain: The life and death of the Berlin Wall     Life and death of the Berlin Wall. Exhibit for the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (9th Nov 89). Origins of the wall, how it operated, stories of escape, and its eventual fall. From Berlin Wall http://www.wall-berlin.org/gb/berlin.htm

Photographing History     Fred J. Maroon and the Nixon Years, 1970-1974. An intimate and dramatic view of the Nixon presidency and the Watergate hearings as seen through the lens of photojournalist Fred J. Maroon. Story of a photojournalist who found himself documenting a remarkable series of historical events. From Photographing History: Introduction http://americanhistory.si.edu/maroon/

Dumb Laws     Huge collection of the most senseless laws in the entire United States. Many of these laws have been verified but many were copied from sources which did not include the law numbers. The laws have been taken from newsgroups, other web sites, mayors, and visitors to the site. From Dumb Laws http://www.dumblaws.com/

Oliphant's Anthem: Pat Oliphant at the Library of Congress     Pat Oliphant, a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist who has caricatured seven US presidents, from Lyndon Johnson to Bill Clinton. View his cartoons. From Oliphant's Anthem (Library of Congress Exhibition) http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/oliphant/

Famous American trials     Contains accounts, maps, photos, transcript excerpts and other materials relating to famous American trials, including the Leopold & Loeb Trial, the Scopes Monkey Trial, the Andersonville Court Martial, the Scottsboro Boys Trials, the Haymarket Trial, The Lincoln Assassination Trials, the Manson Trial, the My Lai Courts-Martial, the Kelly Michaels Trial, and the Hauptmann (Lindbergh Kidnapping) Trial. From Famous Trials - UMKC School of Law - Prof. Douglas Linder http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm