September 9, 2022

California Statehood

On September 9, 1850, California was admitted as a free […]
September 5, 2022

Exterior Framing of the National Archives

Dated September 5, 1933, this photograph shows progress of the […]
September 1, 2022

Receiving Word of the Invasion of Poland

This item is a pencilled notation written by President Franklin […]
August 28, 2022

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

This program listed the events scheduled at the Lincoln Memorial […]
August 24, 2022

The Capitol in Flames

On August 24 and 25, 1814, British troops occupied Washington, […]
August 20, 2022

Walruses in an Arctic Pool

Dated August 1901, this watercolor was painted by Russell Williams […]
August 16, 2022

First Cruise of the Schooner USS Grampus

August 12, 2022

Irving Berlin’s This is the Army

August 8, 2022

Auction in Anadarko, Oklahoma

Dated August 8, 1901, the caption of this photograph of […]
August 4, 2022

Commemorating the Founding of the Coast Guard

The one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the United States […]
July 31, 2022

Listening to a Tape from Vietnam

In this White House photo taken by Jack Kightlinger on […]
July 27, 2022

Korean War Armistice Agreement

The Korean War, which began on June 25, 1950, when […]
July 23, 2022

Hancock Homestead, Sun River, Montana

Dated July 23, 1910, the caption of this photograph by […]
July 15, 2022

Map from Zebulon Pike’s Notebook

On July 15, 1806, Zebulon Pike began his expedition to […]
July 12, 2022

"U.S. Post Office, Wichita Falls, Tex."

In 1898 architect James Knox Taylor began a 15-year tenure […]
July 8, 2022

Protesting the Annexation of Hawaii

When Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii assumed the throne in 1891 […]
July 4, 2022

Lee’s Map of the Battle of Gettysburg

Considered by many historians as a turning point in the […]
June 30, 2022

National Interstate and Defense Highways Act

An ardent supporter of a "modern, interstate highway system," President […]
June 26, 2022

Charter of the United Nations

On June 26, 1945, in San Francisco, the United Nations […]