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This image depicts a document - written on the 10th of September, 1963 - setting forth a proposed U.S. government policy regarding developing issues i...
The U.S. War Department issued a statement about the assassination of President Lincoln as soon as information was available. This is a facsimil...
The War Department issued a news release regarding the shooting of President Lincoln on the evening of April 14, 1865. This is a facsimile image...
While the Japanese fleet was making its way toward Hawaii, maintaining strict radio silence, some people in America thought that President Roosevelt w...
This original, handwritten note indicates that the capitol building (in Washington, D.C.) was attacked by the British on the 24th of August, 1814.&nbs...
German troops didn't just have the military upper-hand during the initial days of the battle for Stalingrad. They also had the emotional advanta...
An American Marine found a briefcase on Saipan containing nothing but information regarding Amelia Earhart. Was it her briefcase? If so, how did it ge...
Wendell Smith, a sports writer for the Pittsburgh Courier - America's leading African-American newspaper at the time of Robinson's baseball debut - wr...
The U.S. Constitution defines the type of government for the country at the federal level.
The original U.S. Constitution, beginning with the well-known words: "We the People." Click on the image for a better view.
Image of an internal White House memo detailing public reaction to President Truman's decision to send troops to Korea. As of June 29, 1950—the...
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