Examines the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle, an area of ocean contained by a rough triangle that runs from southern Florida southeast through the Bahamas to Puerto Rico; sharing the stories of ships and planes reported to have vanished in the area without a trace, and discussing theories of what caused the disappearances.
Examines eight historic decisions of the United States Senate: Prohibition, the Social Security Act, the Taft-Hartley Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, direct election of the president, the War Powers Act, the Gramm-Rudman bill, and the Brady bill.
Examines eight important battles fought in the 1800s: New Orleans, Waterloo, Mexico City, Sebastopol, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Little Bighorn, and Colenso, and the military decisions that determined their outcomes.
Uses examples from the Simpson case to explain all facets of the legal process from making an arrest, to obtaining a grand jury indictment, to the final verdict.
Profiles eight notable justices of the United States Supreme Court and landmark cases in which each was involved: John Marshall, Roger Taney, John Harlan, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Charles Evans Hughes, Hugo Black, Earl Warren.
