Famous People Documents

People who change the world may, or may not, be famous in their own lifetimes. Often it takes years for others to understand forward-thinking contributions. This collection introduces you to some of the world's most-famous people

As early as October 2, 1963, the United States government knew that the people of South Vietnam did not want to endure a civil war.  This fact is...

"A Policy for Viet-Nam" - dated September 10, 1963 - is part of the "Pentagon Papers."  It concludes that the "war [in Vietnam, between North ...

This is page 3 of the September 11, 1963 memo which concludes that South Vietnam cannot win a war against North Vietnam without American assistance.&n...

Part of the "Pentagon Papers," this September 11, 1963 document concludes that South Vietnam could not win a war against North Vietnam without America...

Image of Indian Presents, listed items on the Meriweather Lewis supply list.  

Virginia Woolf begins her story, Mrs. Dalloway, in a very unusual style (for the time).  This image depicts the beginning of her novel.  Cl...

This image depicts original pages of Bishop Wright's diary.  Father of the Wright Brothers, Milton Wright made this notation in his diary on the...

Bookcover image of Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources, by Martin Lings.  The work contains a rich source of materials regarding Muh...

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

PROCEEDINGS OF NAVY COURT OF INQUIRY 341A witness called by the judge advocate entered. was duly sworn, and was informed of the subject matter of the ...

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