This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Pacifist Norman Morrison immolates self before Pentagon
Norman Morrison a 31 year old Baltimore Quaker set himself ablaze near the Pentagon in a protest against U S involvement in Vietnam His wife said he gave his life to oppose the war as witnesses described a dramatic scene with the baby Emily uninjured Morrison who had faced prior discouragement from immolations left behind his three children and a wave of international attention The incident occurred a few hours before Defense Secretary Robert S McNamara left his office window Morrison died later at Ft Myer and his funeral plans were arranged in Baltimore Quaker circles and Morrisons background noted He was born in Erie Pa and educated at Wooster College New College Edinburgh and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary The report also notes a separate Boston Mass highway traffic light on Interstate 95 near Peabody Massachusetts and the route to points south