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The Medal of Honor is America’s highest military honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress for extraordinary acts of valor. Today, the greatest number of Medal of Honor recipients are from the American Civil War—including the only woman to date to receive the honor, Dr. Mary E. Walker. Join us during Women’s History Month, and just a week ahead of National Medal of Honor Day, as we explore history’s memory of this controversial figure.

Along with many accolades, this season of The Crown has also brought its fair share of controversy, primarily urging from the United Kingdom’s culture secretary that Netflix add a disclaimer warning viewers that the show is fictionalized, a call that stems primarily from Season 4’s portrayal of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s tumultuous marriage; Netflix ultimately refused to add such a disclaimer. With deference towards historical accuracy, let’s explore some of the events depicted in the show using resources from HeinOnline to dig deeper behind the drama.

Vaccination efforts against COVID-19 are underway across the world. The ethics of compulsory vaccination have been debated since the advent of vaccines. Join us on a journey through the the Law Journal Library and other databases to explore the history of compulsory vaccination.

Fall’s arrival brings a chill to the air, changing colors to the leaves, and pumpkin spice flavoring to more products than necessary. But for many people, fall’s arrival also brings on an acute case of buck fever, alleviated only by long hours in a tree stand, or for others the urge to sit near the water in a duck blind with a bird call in hand, waiting for a fast-flying fowl. Using HeinOnline, let’s explore the history behind this ancient tradition.

In 1914, a constitutional amendment for women’s suffrage—nicknamed the “Susan B. Anthony Amendment,” after one of its most ardent supporters—was considered by the Senate. Today we celebrate 100 years since that historic day, and right on the heels of the third female vice-presidential pick by a major American political party in history. Celebrat ethe political progress of American women over the past century with some research in the Law Journal Library and other databases.

HeinOnline employees know August is the superior summer month, for every year it brings the ultimate, unbeatable, uncontested best twelve days of summer: the Erie County Fair. We're feeling wistful about all the fairs, carnivals, and circuses that have been sidelined due to COVID-19. Join us on the midway for a HeinOnline guided tour of these great traveling temporary amusements.

Alongside the growth of each country around the world has been the development of a unique economic structure. Similar but never quite exactly the same as the next, each economy is made up of guiding principles that determine the production, distribution, trade, and consumption of goods and services, both inside and out of the country’s borders. Join HeinOnline as we provide an overview of some of these systems using the Law Journal Library and other databases.

At the end of May, the United States launched astronauts into space for the first time since 2011. What’s more, for the first time ever, these American astronauts launched in a spacecraft that was commercially built and operated. The feat marks the next chapter in human spaceflight history, and gives renewed vigor to the relatively young (but already-growing) commercial spaceflight industry. Strap in as we launch this post into an exploration of space law using the Law Journal Library and other databases.

This June marks a special month for the LGBTQ community. Not only is it Pride month, but it’s also the 50th anniversary of annual LGBTQ and Pride traditions. The LGBTQ community has found ways to celebrate online, and others are marching in black lives matter protests to elevate black voices in solidarity for equal rights. Let’s take a closer look at this movement, what rights they have, and what they’re still fighting for.

It should come as no shock that a recent report released from LinkedIn showed the fastest-growing U.S. job in terms of number of hires is an Artificial Intelligence Specialist. This rising demand for machine intelligence is breaking through into all different aspects of life, including medicine, surveillance, social networks, and much more. We’ll take a look at how AI is taking over in 2020 and what resources on this hot news topic can be found in HeinOnline.

Ahoy there, maties! This very day be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Do ye know wha’ that means? Aye, that’s right, me hearties—we shall be natterin’ about pirates today! Ready yer sea legs, grab yer cup o’ grog, and leave them landlubbers behind.

This past August, a record number of wildfires ravaged the Amazon rainforest. In June, it was estimated that deforestation in the Amazon has risen by more than 88% compared to 2018. This increase in tree loss has sparked concerns about the fate of the Amazon and other forests across the globe. Learn about the environmental, societal, and economic importance of trees and discover current efforts to slow deforestation with HeinOnline.