America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
News article, regarding the death and funeral of Frederick Douglass, online courtesy Library of Congress. Click on the image for a better view.
This image depicts an article which appeared in the Cleveland Advocate's November 2, 1918 issue. It discusses the observation that "Spanish Flu"...
This newspaper article ran about a few days after the Roswell crash. The article reported that the Army had indeed recovered a flying disc, desp...
Newspaper article announcing the death of Joe Gould. Click on the image for a better view.
News reports, like this one from "The National News," predicted the likely death of President Lincoln after he was shot at Ford's Theatre. This...
Image of a photograph depicting Nicholas and Virginia Earp.
On the 28th of October, 1962, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sent President John F. Kennedy a letter which effectively ended the Cuban Missile Crisi...
On the 28th of October, 1962, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sent President John F. Kennedy a letter which effectively ended the Cuban Missile Crisi...
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's letter, dated the 28th of October, 1962, effectively ended the Cuban Missile Crisis. This image is the third...
This image is page four of Nikita Khrushchev's translated letter to John F. Kennedy, dated the 28th of October, 1962. The letter ended the Cuban...
This image is page five of Nikita Khrushchev's translated letter to John F. Kennedy, dated the 28th of October, 1962. The letter ended the Cuban...
The House passed the Missouri Compromise - no slavery in Louisiana-Purchase lands except for Missouri - by a vote of 134 to 42. Click on the image to...
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