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Sources and method
Cited to the court file, the archive and the record
How every story is sourced and checked, and every publisher cited.
- Stories
- 1930, each with its own source list
- Citations
- 8,121 links to 2,898 publishers, courts and archives
- Three or more sources
- 1836 stories
- Family accounts
- 500 stories set the family's version beside the record
- Unconfirmed facts
- 1701 facts in 925 stories carry a † until a primary or independent source confirms them
- Living people
- Court filings and dated reporting only
- Pending criminal cases
- Held off the site until checked against the court record
- Not legal advice
- History and journalism. For a will or an estate, speak to a lawyer licensed where you live
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Court and legal records283Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School · Cornell Law School, LII · The National Archives, Find Case Law · CourtListener · LiveLaw
Government records and archives358Internet Archive · UK Parliament, Hansard · US National Park Service · history.state.gov · archive.archaeology.org
Scholarship and reference820University of Chicago, LacusCurtius · zh.wikisource.org · Wikisource (primary text) · Project Gutenberg · perseus.tufts.edu
Newspapers and broadcasters4,986NBC News · kotobank.jp · The New York Times · CBS News · UPI
Encyclopedias1,674Wikipedia (English) · Wikipedia (German) · Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (French) · Wikipedia (Italian)
The 250 most-cited sources
SourceTypeCitations
Wikipedia (English)Encyclopedia1498
Internet ArchiveGovernment record107
University of Chicago, LacusCurtiusScholarship85
NBC NewsPress73
zh.wikisource.orgScholarship73
Wikisource (primary text)Scholarship69
kotobank.jpPress68
The New York TimesPress65
CBS NewsPress53
UPIPress50
Project GutenbergScholarship45
Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law SchoolCourt record44
perseus.tufts.eduScholarship40
encyclopedia.comPress39
Wikipedia (German)Encyclopedia37
Cornell Law School, LIICourt record36
Al JazeeraPress35
Wikipedia (Spanish)Encyclopedia33
worldhistory.orgPress32
The Art NewspaperPress29
cts.perseids.orgPress29
The GuardianPress28
foxnews.comPress28
Los Angeles TimesPress28
Deseret NewsPress28
mechon-mamre.orgPress28
UK Parliament, HansardGovernment record27
The National Archives, Find Case LawCourt record26
Encyclopaedia BritannicaScholarship24
Wikipedia (French)Encyclopedia24
The Seattle TimesPress22
deutsche-biographie.dePress22
csmonitor.comPress22
The Korea TimesPress22
ebsco.comPress21
jewishencyclopedia.comPress21
CourtListenerCourt record20
swissinfo.chPress20
BBCPress20
livius.orgPress20
ru.wikisource.orgScholarship19
Korea JoongAng DailyPress18
Wikipedia (Italian)Encyclopedia17
Smithsonian MagazineScholarship17
TimePress17
sefaria.orgPress17
LiveLawCourt record16
ABA JournalPress16
gulfnews.comPress16
ForbesPress15
Tampa Bay TimesPress15
europepmc.orgPress15
Wikipedia (Portuguese)Encyclopedia14
islamansiklopedisi.org.trPress14
The Irish TimesPress14
BBC NewsPress14
tmz.comPress14
cambridge.orgScholarship14
encyclopediaofukraine.comPress14
history.comPress14
NPRPress13
TreccaniScholarship13
Artnet NewsPress13
wealthmanagement.comPress13
mg.co.zaPress13
Rolling StonePress13
The IndependentPress13
law.resource.orgCourt record12
abcnews.comPress12
timesofisrael.comPress12
FindLaw CaselawCourt record12
thegrio.comPress12
yahoo.comPress12
themoscowtimes.comPress12
biblegateway.comPress12
US National Park ServiceGovernment record11
history.state.govGovernment record11
jta.orgPress11
fortune.comPress11
PBSPress11
historynewsnetwork.orgScholarship10
archive.archaeology.orgGovernment record10
Wikipedia (Czech)Encyclopedia10
legislation.gov.ukCourt record10
Dutch Restitutions CommitteeGovernment record10
Wikipedia (Japanese)Encyclopedia10
sahistory.org.zaPress10
blabbermouth.netPress10
Le MondePress9
CNBCPress9
people.comPress9
jewishvirtuallibrary.orgPress9
The Times of IndiaPress9
The Hollywood ReporterPress9
lanacion.com.arPress9
news.pollstar.comPress9
ihadis.comPress9
vajirayana.orgPress9
loudwire.comPress9
newadvent.orgPress8
Journal article (DOI)Scholarship8
infobae.comPress8
The TelegraphPress8
theglobeandmail.comPress8
CaseMineCourt record8
lawphil.netPress8
ProPublicaPress8
commons.wikimedia.orgPress8
bostonglobe.comPress8
tribuneindia.comPress8
European Court of Human RightsCourt record8
nbclosangeles.comPress8
thejakartapost.comPress8
scmp.comPress8
aol.comPress8
The Korea HeraldPress8
abc.net.auPress8
archaeology.orgPress8
sourcebooks.fordham.eduScholarship8
attalus.orgPress8
nationalgeographic.comPress8
Boletín Oficial del EstadoCourt record7
American HeritageScholarship7
mentalfloss.comPress7
biography.comPress7
plone.unige.chPress7
Il PostPress7
nybooks.comPress7
ultimateclassicrock.comPress7
musicbusinessworldwide.comPress7
storage.courtlistener.comCourt record7
philanthropy.comPress7
justice.govGovernment record7
nycourts.govCourt record7
accountingtoday.comPress7
espn.comPress7
thenewsminute.comPress7
CNNPress7
DeadlinePress7
euronews.comPress7
globalnews.caPress7
iis.ac.ukScholarship7
doaks.orgPress7
marxists.orgPress7
the-past.comPress7
quran.comPress7
case-law.vlex.comPress7
plato.stanford.eduScholarship7
inquirer.comPress7
ttabvue.uspto.govGovernment record7
thelocal.frPress6
Royal Museums GreenwichScholarship6
University of NottinghamScholarship6
interlude.hkPress6
Wikipedia (Polish)Encyclopedia6
Google BooksScholarship6
tshaonline.orgPress6
itsartlaw.orgPress6
GOV.UKPress6
blogs.loc.govGovernment record6
thewrap.comPress6
americansongwriter.comPress6
arabnews.comPress6
taipeitimes.comPress6
VarietyPress6
theweek.inPress6
straitstimes.comPress6
loeb.comPress6
lto.dePress6
foxbusiness.comPress6
ilfattoquotidiano.itPress6
blackenterprise.comPress6
countrystudies.usPress6
universalis.frPress6
collections.concourt.org.zaCourt record6
iranicaonline.orgPress6
lalibre.bePress6
rferl.orgPress6
thechinaproject.comPress6
digitalmusicnews.comPress6
nme.comPress6
british-history.ac.ukScholarship5
Dictionary of Canadian BiographyScholarship5
napoleon.orgPress5
daily.jstor.orgScholarship5
Library of CongressGovernment record5
The GazetteCourt record5
westminster-abbey.orgPress5
archives.starbulletin.comPress5
Courts and Tribunals JudiciaryCourt record5
finestresullarte.infoPress5
thedailybeast.comPress5
hyperallergic.comPress5
spokesman.comPress5
The Washington PostPress5
govinfo.govCourt record5
BloombergPress5
mprnews.orgPress5
BillboardPress5
newsweek.comPress5
abc7.comPress5
www2.ljworld.comPress5
today.comPress5
European CommissionGovernment record5
atlantablackstar.comPress5
ReutersPress5
hellomagazine.comPress5
familybusinessmagazine.comPress5
etonline.comPress5
foxla.comPress5
ansa.itPress5
medievalists.netPress5
voluspa.orgPress5
avalon.law.yale.eduScholarship5
whc.unesco.orgPress5
thequint.comPress5
voanews.comPress5
pravo.ruPress5
oracc.museum.upenn.eduScholarship5
newarab.comPress5
thestar.com.myPress5
africanews.comPress5
artsjournal.orgPress5
beatlesbible.comPress5
complex.comPress5
historic-uk.comPress4
thehistoryblog.comPress4
thecitizen.co.tzPress4
jstor.orgScholarship4
nationaltrust.org.ukScholarship4
gresham.ac.ukScholarship4
London Review of BooksScholarship4
skeptoid.comPress4
thecanadianencyclopedia.caPress4
findagrave.comPress4
historyhit.comPress4
law.justia.comCourt record4
Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt record4
content.time.comPress4
artnews.comPress4
The New YorkerScholarship4
thelocal.dePress4
observador.ptPress4
Der SpiegelPress4
courthousenews.comPress4
dawn.comPress4
kirkusreviews.comPress4
wantedinrome.comPress4
en.ilsole24ore.comPress4
catalannews.comPress4