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Image of President Kennedy's letter to Premiere Khrushchev, dated October 22, 1962. Page 2 of 2. Click on the image for a better view.
Letter From President Kennedy to Premier Khrushchev, dated October 27, 1962. Click on the image for a better view.
Image of a fascimilie of the letter From President Kennedy to Premier Khrushchev, October 27, 1962, page 2. Click on the image for a better view.
On the 9th of August, 1974, President Nixon sent a letter to his Secretary of State (Henry Kissinger). In that letter, he resigned as America's ...
This image depicts an original page from President Truman’s diary for the 17th of June, 1945. It includes words reflecting his growing imp...
This image depicts an original page from President Truman’s diary for the 17th of June, 1945. It includes words reflecting his impatience ...
On the 11th of April, 1951, President Truman dismissed General Douglas MacArthur from his position as U.S. Supreme Commander during the Korean War. Ye...
When drugs and alcohol are illegal, people who want to use those substances will find a way to buy them. During the Prohibition years, when alco...
After President McKinley died, Leon Czolgosz was tried for murder. The trial was very short (about three hours) and jury deliberations even sho...
Henry VIII had an interest in Ireland but his daughter, Elizabeth I, really impacted the Emerald Isle. Henry wanted to "colonize" an already-est...
Image of Damon Runyon's column from the Los Angeles Examiner that ran for nine years. Column depicted, circa 1938. Click on the image for a bet...
This letter, which is maintained by the Dutch archives in The Hague, provides some evidence that the Dutch West India Company purchased Manhattan Isla...
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