What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).
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...
Letter from U.S. President Herbert Hoover to U.S. Senator Fess. Click on the image for a better view.
Letter from U.S. President Herbert Hoover to U.S. Senator Fess. Click on the image for a better view.
President Hoover's letter to U.S. Senator Fess. Click on the image for a better view.
This image, a page from the Congressional Record, reflects the final House debate on allowing slavery in the new state of Missouri.Although the words ...
The western edge of Attila's empire was the Rhine River, in today's Germany. Click on the map to more closely examine it.
Is a college education necessary to make one's way in the world? Would a college education help a person to get a better job? These issues...
Page from the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano (also known as "Gustavus Vassa, The African"). Never previously exposed to sailing, the young kid...
Because of a sudden fog shrouding the active runway (which was also used as the active taxiway), the Pan Am crew could not see the third exit (referre...
Image of a letter sent to students by Kent State University instructor, Shiela Tabakoff, describing how the University dealt with the circumstances fo...
This message was intercepted, and decoded, by the United States. It was sent from Tokyo to Japan's two ambassadors in Washington twelve days bef...
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...
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