America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
Frederick Douglass, a widower after Anna Murray Douglass died, married Helen Pitts (a white woman) in 1884. At the time, many people did not ap...
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...
This is a facsimile of the document for prisoners of war who agreed to no longer fight against the North. Click on the image to enlarge it. &nb...
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 ...
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...
The second page of the undated press release, regarding Prohibition violations by high-ranking people in the Seattle-Tacoma area, continues in the sam...
The third page of the undated press release, regarding Prohibition violations by high-ranking people in the Seattle-Tacoma area, compares the crimes i...
Prohibition did not stop people from drinking alcoholic beverages. Women had complained that their husbands were spending household money on liq...
As Federal investigators continued looking into potential crimes of city and police officials in Tacoma, they found evidence against them. This ...
After President McKinley died, Leon Czolgosz was tried for murder. The trial was very short (about three hours) and jury deliberations even sho...
In an effort to educate its citizens about how to respond to a nuclear attack, Massachusetts issued this brochure. If people saw a flash “...
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...
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