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Adolf Hitler - Political Testament, Page 5
This is the fifth page of Hitler's Political Testament which he dictated shortly before his death.  Translated into English, it says: That from the bottom of my heart I express my thanks to you all, is just as self-evident as my wish that you should, because of that, on no account give up the ...
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Adolf Hitler - Political Testament, Page 6
This is the last page of Part One of Hitler's Political Testament.  He dictated this document to his secretary, Traudl Junge, not long before he died. In English, it says: May it, at some future time, become part of the code of honor of German Army officers - as is already the case in our Nav...
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Adventures Inside the Atom - A Story
Adventures Inside the Atom, a 1948 comic book produced for GE (by General Comics, Inc.) at the request of the Atomic Energy Commission, tells "The Story of Nuclear Energy." The book, created to educate the public about nuclear power, also makes this claim:  "Here is the thrilling story of man'...
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Alaska Purchase Document - in Russian
This document, written in Russian, is the Agreement by which the United States purchased Alaska from Russia.  To some individuals, this purchase - for the sum of $7.2 million (in 1868 dollars) - was known as "Seward's Folly."  
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Alaudah Equiano - Page 29

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Alexei's Hemophilia - News Article

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American Slavery Justified - Article

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American State Papers

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Amistad Case - Original Supreme Court Decision

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Ammianus

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