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The Purchase of Alaska
The U.S. used a treasury warrant to purchase Alaska from Russia in 1868. Governments use treasury warrants to authorize large payments. With a purchase...
The History of New Years
New Years is one of the most widely celebrated holidays globally due to most countries having adopted the Georgian calendar. Many people follow the custom...
The History of Christmas Cards
Watch to Learn more about the History of Christmas Cards The first Christmas card was borne out of lack of time and a few decades...
The History of Father's Day
Like Mother’s Day, the first event specifically honoring fathers in the U.S. was held in a church in West Virginia. Held in 1908, the event...
The History of Mother's Day
In the 1850s, Ann Reeves Jarvis organized Mother’s Day work clubs to improve sanitary conditions for families in western Virginia (later West Virginia). Having lost...
First British Royal Visit (1939)
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth became the first reigning British monarchs to visit the United States. Their six day visit lasted from June 7th-12th,...
Alcatraz Prison (1934-1963)
Alcatraz Island, known as "the rock" is a small island 1.25 miles west of San Francisco, California. The island has facilities for a lighthouse (oldest operating...
Influenza Pandemic (1918)
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic attacked an estimated 500 million people, more than 20% of the world's population, and killed an estimated 50 million people globally!...
Lincoln's Farewell Address (1861)
Above is the typed version of Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address to the people of Springfield, IL, as published by the American News Company. Since Lincoln's...
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