by Kelly Murphy | Nov 30, 2023
This historical photo was taken on November 22, 1963, minutes before President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas during a presidential motorcade.[1] This photo was taken by Walt Cisco who was reporting for the Dallas Morning News. Cisco, along...
by Ethan Shonk | May 10, 2023
The Boston Newsletter was the first published newspaper in British North America. It was founded by postmaster John Campbell in Boston, Massachusetts, and the first edition was posted on April 24, 1704. The Boston Newsletter was a single sheet of paper, printed on...
by Ji Ho Lee | Dec 4, 2022
After five years of devastating conflict between the Central and Allied powers, World War I came to an end with the Treaty of Versailles. The peace treaty required Germany to disassemble its military, pay war reparations, and give up its colonies overseas. [1]...
by Deloris Hynes | May 3, 2021
This piece was created by an unknown artist in 1844 and depicts the death of American Brigadier-General Zebulon Pike at the Battle of York near York, present day Toronto. It was the first American win in the War of 1812, a pivotal war against Great Britain. The...
by Alexa Parisi | Nov 4, 2020
During World War II, anti-Nazi propaganda was used to help the United States during the war. Some specifically, to persuade Americans to conserve resources so they could be utilized in war. One propaganda poster states, “When you ride ALONE you ride with Hitler! ...