In 1995 O.J. Simpson was on trial--and acquitted--for the murder of his wife and one of her friends. Who was the judge on the case?

In 1925 high school teacher John T. Scopes was prosecuted for teaching a forbidden topic in a Tennessee biology classroom. What was the topic?

In 1692 the Salem Witchcraft Trials led to the execution of 20 people. The witch hunt came about because a group of people were acting strangely and some members of the community decided they had been bewitched. Who had been "bewitched"?

John W. Hinckley stood trial for the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and was committed to a mental hospital. Investigators learned Hinckley was obsessed with a female celebrity and that the attack was an attempt to impress her. Who was it?

Lizzie Borden was accused of killing her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. In the sensational 1892 murder trial, the jury found Lizzie Borden

In the Hiss Case, Alger Hiss, a former official in the United States Department of State, was convicted of perjury for denying his involvement in

In 1919 the Chicago "Black Sox" scandal rocked the world of baseball. Eight members of the Chicago White Sox were banned for the 1920 season for throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. In 1921, seven of the players were brought to trial for conspiracy. They were acquitted by the jury, but did not escape punishment by the baseball commissioner. What was their punishment?

In 1976 newspaper heiress and kidnap victim Patty Hearst went on trial for her role in a San Francisco bank robbery. The prosecution maintained Hearst willingly participated in the robbery with her kidnappers. The defense argued that Hearst's actions were a result of her having been brainwashed by her kidnappers. Who were Hearst's kidnappers?

In the Sacco-Vanzetti Case, two Italian immigrants were charged--and convicted--of murder and theft. The case sparked public outrage because many believed that the judge and jurors were biased against the defendants because they were

In 1932 the infant son of aviator Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped and killed, causing a national sensation. The event was dubbed "The Crime of the Century." In 1935 a man was brought to trial; he was found guilty of the crimes and executed. What was his name?