January 9, 2021
January 9, 2021
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Whistler’s Etching of Anacapa Island

Dismissed from his job as a draftsman with the U.S. […]
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January 5, 2021
January 5, 2021
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Drawing for a Game Board

Patented January 5, 1904, this is the printed patent drawing […]
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January 1, 2021
January 1, 2021
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Emancipation Proclamation

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, […]
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December 24, 2020
December 24, 2020
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Treaty of Ghent

This treaty, signed on December 24, 1814, ended the War […]
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December 20, 2020
December 20, 2020
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"Proclamation: To the People of New Orleans,"

Following Senate ratification of the Louisiana Purchase in October, 1803, […]
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December 16, 2020
December 16, 2020
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"The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor…"

In protest of new restrictions on the tea trade imposed […]
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December 12, 2020
December 12, 2020
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USS Panay — Sunk on December 12, 1937

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December 9, 2020
December 9, 2020
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FDR’s "Day of Infamy" Speech

On December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attacked […]
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December 5, 2020
December 5, 2020
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Threat of Bioterrorism in 1775

During the seige of Boston in the early part of […]
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November 27, 2020
November 27, 2020
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"Buffalo Bill" Cody’s Land Entry File

Dated November 26, 1903, this is the serial patent land […]
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November 23, 2020
November 23, 2020
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Washington’s Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

On October 3, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation […]
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November 19, 2020
November 19, 2020
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Gettysburg Address

Perhaps the most famous battle of the Civil War took […]
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November 15, 2020
November 15, 2020
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The Articles of Confederation

After considerable debate and alteration, the Articles of Confederation were […]
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November 11, 2020
November 11, 2020
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Armistice, 1918

World War I came to end with the Armistice declared […]
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November 7, 2020
November 7, 2020
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Representative Jeannette Rankin

On November 7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin was the first woman […]
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November 3, 2020
November 3, 2020
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Report on the Trans-continental Motor Convoy

Dated November 3, 1919, this is Lt. Col. Dwight D. […]
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October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020
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"Cranks, Crack-pots" and "Martians"

On October 30, 1938, the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) broadcast […]
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October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020
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Patent Drawing for a Velocipede

Patented October 26, 1869, this is the patent drawing for […]
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October 22, 2020
October 22, 2020
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Report on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba

In a televised address on October 22, 1962, President Kennedy […]
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October 18, 2020
October 18, 2020
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Lee’s Demand for John Brown’s Surrender

On October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown and his "army" […]
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