American History Documents

This is the second page of Erle Johnston's internal file memo regarding denial of access to pathologists representing the families of slain civil-righ...

This file memo, written by the director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, confirms that officials denied autopsy access to a physician ...

Missouri's application for statehood is dated November 21, 1818.  This is the first page of the application. Click on the image for an expanded...

Missouri's application for statehood is dated November 21, 1818. This is the second page of the application.Click on the image for an expanded view.

Handwritten report of the House and Senate Conference Committee which hammered-out the details of the Missouri Compromise.  House members wanted...

Handwritten report of the House and Senate Conference Committee which hammered-out the details of the Missouri Compromise. House members wanted Missou...

Handwritten report of the House and Senate Conference Committee which hammered-out the details of the Missouri Compromise. House members wanted Missou...

This is the cover of Elizabeth Packard's book, Modern Persecution (Volume II), published in 1873.  It depicts the physician who admitted Elizabet...

  Mrs. Kennedy testified before the Warren Commission on June 5, 1964.  The following is her entire testimony which she gave at her home. ...

Before the onset of professional baseball, there existed a myriad of teams and players going back to the 1840s. This book, written by Marshall D. Wrig...

In a frenzy, newspapers published information (some correct, some incorrect) about the assassination of President Lincoln and the attempted-assassinat...

Image of a Presidential Proclamation for National Navajo Code Talkers Day, signed by President Ronald Reagan on July 28, 1982. Click on the image for...