American History Documents

Third page of President Kennedy's inaugural address, as it was actually delivered. Click on the image for a readable view.

President Kennedy sent the original of this letter to the widow of Major Rudolph Anderson, Jr., on the 28th of October, 1962.  Anderson had been ...

This is the text of the speech which President Kennedy gave to the American people, the night of October 22, 1962.  When the country tuned-in to ...

This image is of a Jim Crow Song Book which was published in Ithaca, New York, in 1839. It provides an early depiction of a minstrel-show character, ...

This article reports on the later years of Henry Rathbone and Clara Harris Rathbone.  When they were engaged, they attended the play with the Lin...

Image of the poem called Major Andre's Arrest and Execution, honored the gallantry of John Andre. Click on the image for a better view.

According to the FBI, John Dillinger robbed the following banks during his 1933-34 thirteen-month crime spree: 1.  National Bank, New Carlisle...

During the 1930s, the federal government hired writers to obtain the oral histories of former slaves.  John Fields was one of those interviewees....

After all the colonies signed the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock notified General George Washington.  He enclosed a copy of the Dunlap...

On the 4th of July, 1776, John Hancock sent a letter to General George Washington advising that the colonies had unanimously declared themselves indep...

John Marshall wrote many letters to his wife, Polly.  This is one of them.  It is online, courtesy the John Marshall Collection at William &...

On the 6th of December, 1963, Johnny Calvin Brewer signed a sworn statement regarding his sighting and tracking of Lee Oswald the afternoon of Preside...