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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...
WWII Animals (1941-1945)
Animals have been used to aid military efforts for thousands of years. The U.S. military in WWII enlisted animals to carry supplies, transmit messages, track...
Women Against Women's Right to Vote (1918)
In the decades leading up to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, as the women's suffrage movement was growing, an anti-suffragist movement also emerged....
Nixon Declines to Obey Subpoena (1973)
In the letter below from President Nixon to Judge Sirica, Nixon states he refusal to obey the subpoena and turn over his tapes. Nixon cites...
Iowa Statehood Request (1844)
On the 4th of July in 1838, the U.S. Congress established the Territory of Iowa, which had a population about roughly 23,000 at the time....
U.S.-Australian Relations in WWII (1941)
The history of U.S.-Australian relations largely dates back to the Battle of Hamel on the 4th of July, 1918. The Battle of Hamel was a...
