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The Death Of President Garfield, 1881

WEBL ess than four months after his inauguration, President Garfield arrived at the Washington railroad depot on July 2, 1881, to catch a train for a summer's retreat on the New Jersey

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A Portrait of Thomas Edison

WEBT homas Edison's inventions changed the world. Very few people have had such a profound influence on his own and future generations as he did. His inspirations include …

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Thomas Jefferson's Advice to His Eleven-Year-Old Daughter, 1783

WEBIn November of 1783 the Continental Congress was meeting in Annapolis, MD. Jefferson took time out from his duties to write to his oldest daughter - eleven-year-old Patty - who …

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Death of a Child, 1890

WEBDeath of a Child, 1890. H e arrived on America's shores in 1870 virtually penniless. Twenty-one-year-old Jacob Riis had traveled from his native Denmark to find a better life. He …

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The Great Train Robbery 1

WEBPart 1. The Great Train Robbery was America’s first narrative film. Produced in 1903, it contained many of the plot elements that became a staple of succeeding Hollywood …

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The Streets of New York City, 1916

WEBThe Streets of New York City, 1916. In 1916 New York City was America’s largest metropolitan area and experiencing a rapid growth in population fueled predominately by …

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The Hippocratic Oath

WEBThe Hippocratic Oath. Hippocratic Oath. I swear by Apollo the healer, by Aesculapius, by Health and all the powers of healing, and call to witness all the gods and goddesses that …

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A Portrait of Julius Caesar

WEBJulius Caesar was a man who changed history. "He was tall, of a fair complexion, round limbed, rather full faced, with eyes black and piercing; he enjoyed excellent health …

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Sabotage at Home

WEBSabotage at Home. When war engulfed Europe in August 1914 President Wilson committed the United States to a strict course of neutrality. American manufacturers. could trade …

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The Flagellants Attempt to Repel the Black Death, 1349

WEBthe Black Death, 1349. T he Flagellants were religious zealots of the Middle Ages in Europe who demonstrated their religious fervor and sought atonement for their sins by …

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The Death of President Franklin Roosevelt, 1945

WEBThe president turned to the artist and reminded her that they had only fifteen minutes left in the session. Suddenly, he grabbed his head complaining of a sharp pain. The president …

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A Walk With President Roosevelt, 1908

WEBA Walk with President Roosevelt, 1908. T heodore Roosevelt was born a sickly child. He suffered from asthma and was prone to succumb to any contagious disease to which he …

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President Nixon Meets Elvis, 1970

WEBPresident Nixon Meets Elvis, 1970. I t all began at a party in Palm Springs, California in early December 1970. Elvis's reign as the "King of Rock and Roll" had been in decline …

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Getting Sick, 1774

WEBGetting Sick, 1774. I f you became ill in the 1700s there was greater chance that an encounter with a physician would do more harm than good. Although improving, medical …

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An Audience with Queen Mary I, 1557

WEBAn Audience with Queen Mary, 1557. M ary was the daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. She became Queen of England in 1553 following the early death of …

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Daily Life on a Colonial Plantation, 1709-11

WEBHe owned vast amounts of land (approximately 179,000 acres) and numerous plantations. He founded two cities - Richmond and Appomattox - on his land. He died in 1744. …

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Battling the Saracens, 1250

WEBThe decisive battle was fought in February 1250 at the town of Al Mansurah in the Nile delta. Louis and his army were utterly defeated by the Muslims and forced to retreat. …

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President Wilson Suffers a Stroke, 1919

WEBOn the morning of October 2, Mrs. Wilson found her husband unconscious on the bathroom floor of their private White House quarters bleeding from a cut on his head. Wilson had …

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Franklin Roosevelt, 1944

WEBEarly in the presidential campaign of 1944, the Republicans attacked FDR for wasting thousands of dollars of much needed government money transporting his dog Fala with …

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Thoughts Of A President, 1945

WEBO n the afternoon of April 12, 1945, Vice President Harry Truman sat in the Capitol office of House Speaker Sam Rayburn sipping whiskey and talking politics. The conversation …

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A Portrait of Thomas Edison

WEBT homas Edison's inventions changed the world. Very few people have had such a profound influence on his own and future generations as he did. His inspirations include the light …

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Yellow Fever Attacks Philadelphia, 1793

WEBADVERTISMENT. "The horrors were heart rendering." Samuel Breck was a Philadelphia merchant newly arrived to the city: "I had scarcely become settled in Philadelphia when …

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