Images of D-Day Invasion of Europe The largest amphibious assault ever conceived and executed, D-Day set records in terms of planning and training for such a massive assault and the number of troops, materiel and supplies moved across the English … Continue reading
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Fifty-three years after the shocking assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the truth may finally be revealed. What really happened when JFK was shot in Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963? The answer may lie in the hands of none … Continue reading
With citizens storming airports protesting foreign travel bans, and walls being erected on our southern border many are wondering, “What’s next?” Imagine a world where the US government monitors the movements of citizens within the fifty states. What if you … Continue reading
Image of Three Rebel Prisoners In one of the most famous photographs of the Civil War, three captured Confederate soldiers, likely from Louisiana, pose for Mathew Brady on Seminary Ridge on or about July 15, 1863, following the Battle of … Continue reading
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, ending the Second World War. In what would be final year of the war, the Allies prepared for what … Continue reading
Images of the 1967 World’s Fair Expo ’67 Montreal The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was a general exhibition or World’s Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from April 27 to October … Continue reading
Eyewitness Pliny the Younger, Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD was one of the most catastrophic and infamous volcanic eruptions in European history. Historians have learned about the eruption from the eyewitness account … Continue reading
Eyewitness History Amerigo Vespucci’s First Voyage, 1497 Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer, navigator and cartographer who first demonstrated that Brazil and the West Indies did not represent Asia’s eastern outskirts as initially conjectured from Columbus’ voyages, but instead constituted … Continue reading
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Firsts Below is a photo showing the first presidential motorcade, first open-top one, to boot. The car is a Columbia Electric Victoria Phaeton. Roosevelt is on the left. On the right is Colonel Jacob Greene, chairman of … Continue reading
Eyewitness Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, one of a group of … Continue reading
Woman’s Right To Vote Speech by Susan B. Anthony Followed by the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Susan B. Anthony Speech:– Friends and fellow citizens: I stand before you tonight under indictment for the alleged crime of having … Continue reading
Profile of the Social Reformer Susan B. Anthony Born on Feb. 15, 1820, in Adams, Mass., Susan B. Anthony was a pioneer crusader for the woman suffrage movement in the United States and president of the National American Woman Suffrage … Continue reading
Susan B. Anthony House, Rochester, New York Susan B. Anthony House, in Rochester, New York, was the home of Susan B. Anthony for forty years, while she was a national figure in the women’s rights movement. She was arrested in … Continue reading
Eyewitness Battle of Hampton Roads, 1862 The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (or Virginia) or the Battle of Ironclads, was the most noted and most important naval battle of … Continue reading
The Tulsa Art Deco Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma The Tulsa Art Deco Museum is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Tulsa Art Deco Museum opened its doors in May of 2012. The museum is unique in Tulsa. Housed in the lobby … Continue reading