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!
Moments in history span 1814 to 2018 and beyond
A mixed history recap lists Alexandria surrender in 1814, 1862 engraving bureau start, Brigham Young’s death in 1877, 1957 Civil Rights Act vote, Michael Jackson birth, Gemini 5 splashdown, Beatles final US tour, Mark Spitz 1972 gold, Ingrid Bergman death, Gore nomination 1996, Katrina 2005 death toll, Palin 2008, Kennedy funeral 2009, Texas abortion ruling 2014, McCain remembered 2018, and modern celeb ages for Michele Lea, Nicole Anderson, Liam Payne, and Lucas Cruikshank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Virginia
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
United States Treasury
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Utah
Senate
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Mark Spitz
United States
Ingrid Bergman
London
Chicago
al Gore
Bill Clinton
Dick Morris
Gulf Coast
Burns
Louisiana
New Orleans
John McCain
Sarah Palin
Alaska
Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
Barack Obama
Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Texas
U.S
Supreme Court