January 5, 2023

Drawing for a Game Board

Patented January 5, 1904, this is the printed patent drawing […]
January 1, 2023

Emancipation Proclamation

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, […]
December 26, 2022

Prisoners Taken at Trenton

On the morning of December 26, 1776, Continental troops commanded […]
November 15, 2022

The Articles of Confederation

After considerable debate and alteration, the Articles of Confederation were […]
November 11, 2022

Armistice, 1918

World War I came to end with the Armistice declared […]
November 7, 2022

Representative Jeannette Rankin

On November 7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin was the first woman […]
November 3, 2022

Report on the Trans-continental Motor Convoy

Dated November 3, 1919, this is Lt. Col. Dwight D. […]
October 30, 2022

"Cranks, Crack-pots" and "Martians"

On October 30, 1938, the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) broadcast […]
October 26, 2022

Patent Drawing for a Velocipede

Patented October 26, 1869, this is the patent drawing for […]
October 22, 2022

Report on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba

In a televised address on October 22, 1962, President Kennedy […]
October 18, 2022

Lee’s Demand for John Brown’s Surrender

On October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown and his "army" […]
October 14, 2022

Notes from the First Supersonic Flight

On October 14, 1947, Captain Charles Yeager became the first […]
October 10, 2022

Letter from the King Survey

Dated October 10, 1870, this is a letter from Clarence […]
October 6, 2022

Notes on a Private Meeting with Pope John Paul II

During his first papal pilgrimage to the United States in […]
October 2, 2022

Robert E. Lee’s Amnesty Oath

After Confederal General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops in […]
September 28, 2022

"Rose Biodo, Philadelphia, 10 years old…"

"Rose Biodo, Philadelphia, 10 years old. Working 3 summers, minds […]
September 24, 2022

Federal Judiciary Act

One of the first acts of the new Congress was […]
September 21, 2022

"Young pickers on Swift’s Bog…"

Taken by investigative photographer Lewis Hine on September 20, 1911, […]
September 17, 2022

Constitution of the United States

Drafted in secret by delegates to the Constitutional Convention during […]
September 13, 2022

Homestead Testimony of Almanzo Wilder

Dated September 12, 1884, this is the homestead proof of […]