Photo: Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad looking at an album of photographs, 9 February 1864. Credit: Anthony Berger; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Obscure – but Fun – Historical Quotes

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on June 16, 2016

In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find some quotes from and about historical figures that you never read in a text book... (Read More)

Photo: American flags on the National Mall. Credit: Lipton sale; Wikimedia Commons.

Flag Day: ‘Under God’ Added to Pledge of Allegiance

By Tony Pettinato on June 14, 2016

An article about President Dwight Eisenhower signing a bill on Flag Day, 14 June 1954, inserting the words “under God” into the Pledge of Allegiance... (Read More)

Photo: Robert F. Kennedy, 1968. Credit: Evan Freed; Wikimedia Commons.

Robert F. Kennedy Dies after Shooting

By Tony Pettinato on June 6, 2016

An article about the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy on 5-6 June 1968... (Read More)

Painting: "The March of Time," by Henry Sandham, 1896. This painting shows a parade of veterans of the U.S. Civil War during Decoration Day. General William Tecumseh Sherman is in the front row at the far right. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

When Memorial Day Was Decoration Day

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 30, 2016

In this blog article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn about the history of Memorial Day... (Read More)

Photo: a refugee family during the Civil War leaving a war area with belongings loaded on a cart. Credit: National Archives.

Fiery Letter from a ‘Nashville She Rebel’

By Tony Pettinato on May 24, 2016

An article featuring a letter written during the Civil War by a Confederate woman in Tennessee to her prisoner-of-war cousin held in Indiana... (Read More)

Photo: close-up from the cover of "Civil War Biographies from the Western Waters"

Book Review: ‘Civil War Biographies from the Western Waters’

By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 12, 2016

A book review of Myron J. Smith, Jr.’s 2015 book “Civil War Biographies from the Western Waters.”.. (Read More)

Photo: RMS Lusitania, 1907. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Survival Stories from the Lusitania Disaster

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on May 9, 2016

In this blog article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find some stirring accounts of heroism during the sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania in 1915... (Read More)

Photo: 19th century passenger train. Credit: Sean Lamb; Wikimedia Commons.

First Train Robbery in U.S. History?

By Tony Pettinato on May 5, 2016

An article about a robbery of an Ohio & Mississippi Railroad train in Ohio on 5 May 1865 that may have been the first train robbery in U.S. history... (Read More)

Women’s Titanic Memorial Fund

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 15, 2016

An article about the Titanic Memorial, which honors the men who sacrificed their lives during the sinking of the Titanic to protect women and children... (Read More)

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