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."

Map depicting the location of Saint-Remy-de-Provence, where Vincent spent nearly a year in an asylum.  

This is a page from the 1840 work entitled A History of the Amistad Captives.  It depicts a map of the western part of Africa, including an area ...

The Library of Congress provides this background on Siad Barre and Scientific Socialism: Somalia's adherence to socialism became official on the fi...

This image depicts the text from NATURE, written by J. Rand Capron in 1880.  He relates his findings following an investigation into "circular sp...

Image of a letter written by Susan B. Anthony concerning Her casting a vote in the 1872 Federal Election. Click on the image for a better view.

Image of the case, U.S. v Susan B. Anthony, Indictment for Illegal Voting, dated 01/24/1873. Click on the image for a better view.

This facsimile document, maintained at the National Archives, depicts the "conviction record" of Susan B. Anthony following her trial for unlawfully v...

When Susan Anthony was convicted for wrongfully voting in America's 1872 presidential election, she appealed to Congress to set aside the verdict. &nb...

Susan B. Anthony was convicted of unlawfully voting, in the 1872 presidential election, and sentenced to a fine of $100 plus court costs. This docume...

This is a facsimile of Tennessee's ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  With this victory, the Amendment had enough sup...

This book - by Howard Carter and A.C. Mace - was originally published in 1923 (with subsequent volumes in 1927 and 1933).  The edition pictured a...

A fascimile of the charges against Susan B. Anthony. Click on the image for a clearer view.

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