When horrific things happen, how a person responds can make a difference in the rest of one's life. In this collection, learn how some individuals triumphed in the face of unspeakable tragedies.
Antwerp is located in south-central Belgium. It is just north of Brussels, near the Dutch border.
This document depicts, in part, President Woodrow Wilson's Declaration of War against Germany, launching America's involvement in World War One. ...
A facsimile of the articles of agreement detailing the terms of surrender of the Army of Northern Virgina on April 10, 1865.
The Signature page fascimile of the Surrender Agreement of Northern Virginia. Click on the image to enlarge it.
A fascimile of the first page of the surrender agreement for the Army of Northern Virgina. Click on the image to enlarge it.
While he was in the hospital, for an operation to remove a serious cancerous growth impacting his face and jaw, Arthur Llewelyn Davis wrote a letter t...
As the case implicating city and police officials in the Seattle-Tacoma area grew stronger, area newspapers reported the extent of the alcoholic-bever...
The original of this photograph, and accompanying text, appeared in the August 28, 1944 issue of LIFE Magazine. Robert Sherrod wrote the story; ...
Bookcover image of Barbarossa: The Russian-German Conflict, 1941-45, by Alan Clark.
Bookcover image of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, by James M. McPherson. Amazon provides details about this acclaimed book: Filled with...
Bookcover image of Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg, edited by Jay Luvaas and Harold W. Nelson.
This image is a snippet view of Beethoven's original score for his Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67.
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