History Documents

The Story of Us - from the beginning of time to the present - is usually written by "the victors." True-to-life events, however, must include opposing points of view. This collection features stories about people, places and events which go beyond "the already known and obvious."

Image of a "Notice of Sale" for slaves from an arriving ship.

Image of the Operation "Valkyrie" plans.

In 1704, Britain imposed “Penal Laws” which governed the conduct of Irish Catholics. Over the decades, those restrictive laws substantiall...

Facsimilie of Susan B. Anthony's Petition to the Senate of the United States - For the Protection of Women. Click on the image for a better view.

Black Hawk Down was produced and distributed, in 2001, by Columbia Pictures.  It had a budget of $95 million and is 144 minutes long. Production ...

This image depicts a broadside, now maintained by the British Museum, published circa 1606.  It tells the story of the Gunpowder Plot, the conspi...

  How did Beethoven react to the death of his brother Karl, who had been ill for some time?  We can look to his letters to answer that ques...

Facsimile of the verdict in the trial of United States v. Susan B. Anthony. Click on the image for a better view.

This map, based on the 1981 Census of India, depicts the general breakdown of religious affiliation in the country.  Mumbai, located in the state...

Image from the British Law Courts Report by Lord Mersey. Click on the image for a better view.

Resignation of Robert E. Lee in which he left the United States Army in favor of supporting his state of Virginia in the American Civil War.

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