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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The O. K. Corral Trial: Trial of Wyatt Earp: 1881

For Students 9th - 10th
Easy to read reference site that offers a tremendous amount of detailed information about Wyatt Earp and the famous "Shoot-out at the OK Corral". Click on the highlighted words for links to photos and further information.
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Handout
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Illinois v. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover everything you would want to know about the Leopold & Loeb trial. This comprehensive tool provides an abundance of information including the evidence, the confession, the crime scene, the summations, the decision, photos,...
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Handout
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Judges Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of the "Judges Trial," a trial held at Nuremberg of German law judges who had worked for the Nazis during World War 2.
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Primary
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Salem Witch Trials: Trial of Rebecca Nurse

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage features a transcript of court testimony from the trial of Rebecca Nurse, with evidence for Nurse, evidence against Nurse, petition of Nurse, and juror's statement. Includes historic painting of a scene from the trial.
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Primary
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Salem Witch Trials: Arrest Warrant

For Students 9th - 10th
A reproduction of the original warrant for the arrest of Elizabeth Proctor and Sarah Cloyce is shown together with a facing transcription.
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Activity
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Sweet Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The KKK membership was on the rise in Detroit in the 20s. An angry mob gathers at the home of an African-American doctor and shots ring out from the upstairs. Investigate the trial through transcripts and eye witness accounts.
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Website
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Boston Massacre Trials, 1770

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive outline and chronology of the Boston Massacre of 1770, where British troops fired on protestors, killing five of them. Includes testimonies from the trial of Captain Thomas Preston and eight British soldiers, and profiles...
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Handout
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Oklahoma City Bombing Trial 1997

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete set of legal documents, pictures, timeline, eyewitness testimony and much, much more related to Timothy McVeigh and the famous bombing of the Federal building in Oklahoma City.
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Handout
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Louis Riel Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
Studying historical figures and events can be difficult unless one is able to immerse themselves in the subject. This website covers all aspects of the Louis Riel Trial in many different forms including, images, diary entries,...
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Activity
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: The Red Scare

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth information about the Red Scare that started in the United States at the end of World War I, and ended in the early 1920s. Discusses its history, including strikes in Seattle and Boston, causes, and results of the anti-communist...
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Activity
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: William Jennings Bryan (1860 1925)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a short biography on William Jennings Bryan, focusing on his antievolution campaign and his part in the Scopes Monkey Trial.
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Primary
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: William Calley

For Students 9th - 10th
A partial biography of Calley that gives sketches of what people thought about him. The verdict and sentence he received is also covered.