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!
Timeline of notable historical events and birthdays
The text lists key events across centuries: peace talks ending the American Revolutionary War in 1782, Justice Samuel Chase trial in 1804, Mark Twain born in 1835, Winston Churchill born 1874, Oscar Wilde death in 1900, Crystal Palace fire in 1936, the Russo Finnish War start in 1939, Chinese Communist capture of Chungking in 1949, U Thant becoming UN Secretary General in 1962, Barbados independence in 1966, and the Brady gun control bill signed in 1993. It also provides a public tips line for news tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
Paris
Supreme Court
Samuel Chase
Senate
Samuel Langhorne
Finland
Chungking
U Thant
Burma
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Barbados
Clinton