In response to racially motivated police brutality, three Detroit men hijack a plane in 1972. Their botched mission leads to sweeping reforms.

New York’s first crime scene photographer chronicles Prohibition-era gang warfare, prompting police to change tactics to end the public violence.

Computer hackers aren’t a major threat until one sends the FBI on a cat-and-mouse hunt in the 1980s, shaping online security in today’s digital age.