In this article, Scott Phillips commemorates V-E Day—the day Nazi Germany surrendered in WWII—and reminisces about his father’s involvement in the war... (Read More)
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak explores the family tree – and some of the stories – of the legendary Johnny Appleseed... (Read More)
An article about the massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake that devastated San Francisco, California, early on the morning of 18 April 1906... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to see how the news of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination was reported in the nation’s newspapers... (Read More)
An article showing how newspapers announced to the nation the shocking news that President Franklin D. Roosevelt had suddenly died on 12 April 1945... (Read More)
In this article, Scott Phillips writes about Confederate General Lee’s surrender to Union General Grant that effectively ended the American Civil War... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega commemorates the anniversary of the death of women’s rights advocate Susan B. Anthony... (Read More)
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega celebrates the anniversary of Janet Reno becoming the nation’s first female attorney general... (Read More)
Scott Phillips searches old newspapers to find stories about the history of Groundhog Day, and takes a playful look at Punxsutawney Phil’s genealogy... (Read More)
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