January 15, 2022

Portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Born on January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. was […]
January 11, 2022

Portrait of Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1757, the illegitimate […]
January 7, 2022

Answer of the Proctors for the Amistad Africans

January 3, 2022

Check for the Purchase of Alaska

On August 1, 1868, the United States purchased Alaska from […]
December 30, 2021

Lion Statues under a Mantle of Snow

Taken in December, 1948, the caption of this photograph states: […]
December 26, 2021

Prisoners Taken at Trenton

On the morning of December 26, 1776, Continental troops commanded […]
December 22, 2021

Presenting the City of Savannah

The culmination of Sherman’s "March to the Sea" was the […]
December 18, 2021

Proclamation Announcing the 13th Amendment

Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on […]
December 14, 2021

One of the Hottest Bands in Europe

"‘Somewhere in England one of the hottest bands in the […]
December 10, 2021

Regulations Relating to "Yeti" Expeditions

From the Records of the Agency for International Development, this […]
November 29, 2021

Foreign Troops in the Forbidden City

Dated November 28, circa 1900, this photo shows a formation […]
November 25, 2021

Patent for Improvements to Barbed Wire

While the later half of the 19th century saw a […]
November 21, 2021

Hawaiian Girls in a Pineapple Cannery

From the Records of the Women’s Bureau, this photo of […]
November 17, 2021

"Newly-arrived replacements at CCC Camp…"

In 1933, after submitting an outline for an introductory photographic […]
November 13, 2021

"Five Sullivan Brothers – They Did Their Part"

The five Sullivan brothers (Albert, Francis, George, Joseph, and Madison) […]
November 9, 2021

Agreement of Secrecy

Three months after the King declared every rebel a traitor, […]
November 5, 2021

Cpl. Carlton Chapman — Tank Crewman

"Cpl. Carlton Chapman…is a machine-gunner in an M-4 tank, attached […]
November 1, 2021

Specifications for an Improvement in Electric Lamps

On November 1, 1879, Thomas Edison applied for a patent […]
October 28, 2021

Eli Whitney’s Patent for the Cotton Gin

Designed to separate cotton fiber from seed, Whitney’s cotton gin, […]
October 24, 2021

United Nations Day

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