Tragedies and Triumphs Documents

In this May 3rd, 1863, decoded telegram to President Lincoln, from Maj. Gen. Butterfield, the commander-in-chief is told that "the battle has been mos...

Image of a letter, written by President Hoover, explaing the cause of the Great Depression and 1929's stock-market crash.  Page 2-of-4 of the Ho...

Image of a letter, written by President Hoover, explaing the cause of the Great Depression and the stock-market crash of October, 1929.  Page 3-...

Image of a letter, written by President Hoover, explaing the cause of the Great Depression and the stock market crash of 1929.  Page 4-of-4 of t...

Image of a letter, written by President Hoover, explaing the cause of 1929's "market crash" and the Great Depression.  Page 1 of 4 of the Hoover...

What is an "indulgence," that slip of paper which played a role in the Reformation started by Martin Luther? Have a look and learn some background.

Image of the Court Order to close Kent State University, signed by Judge Albert L. Caris. Click on the image for a better view.

When members of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) issued their findings on the disaster's cause, those findings coincided with the conc...

The day after Jackie Robinson wrote a letter of concern to Truman Gibson - civilian assistant to the Secretary of War - two officers had a conversatio...

This document - from the U.S. National Archives - is part of the court-martial file against Lt. Jack Robinson.  This is the same Jackie Robinson ...

As noted in the book which tells the story of the Amistad captives - compiled by John W. Barber and published by himself and E.L. Barber in 1840 - Jam...

Benjamin Banneker, a free black, prepared an Almanac for 1792 which his publishers called "an extraordinary effort of genius." Banneker’s white ...