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."
Among other criticisms of women's rights in general, and the Declaration of Sentiments in particular, we read the following from the August 1, 1848 is...
The original Declaration of War issued on November 4, 1811. Click on the image for a better view.
Image of a broadside printing called The Defense of Fort McHenry, which detailed the background for Francis Scott Key's poem. Click on the ...
This image depicts page 1 of a September 14, 1942 letter - from Philip Johnston to the U.S. Marine Corps Commandant - requesting permission to jo...
This image depicts page 2 of the letter Philip Johnston sent to the U.S. Marine Corps Commandant on September 14, 1942. The Navajo Code...
Lt. General DeWitt's recommendation, to evacuate Japanese-Americans from their homes in the Pacific-coast region, page 2. Click on the image for a be...
After Senator Kennedy was shot, police officers searched Sirhan Sirhan’s home in Pasadena. They found a spiral-bound notebook which appear...
When African-American soldiers returned home, after fighting in World War I, they faced serious discrimination in the States. They had fought, and die...
The FBI's file on Dillinger still contains a drawing of the stake-out at the Biograph Theater, described as follows: A hand-written document from o...
The Bureau of Investigation had issued a "Wanted" poster for John Dillinger. After he was killed, at Chicago's Biograph Theater, the poster was ...
Image from the brochure Dr. Henry W. Greist: famed head of the world's farthest north hospital at Point Barrow, Alaska.
Dr. Richard Feynman was always known for speaking his mind. When his work led him to a conclusion which seemed at odds with the conclusions (or desire...
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