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!
Major milestones and notable anniversaries from world and US history
A compilation of historical events: 1954 Waukaroo district vote favors consolidation with Lakewood and Ventura. 1806 Martha Jefferson gives birth to James Madison Randolph in the White House. 1893 Hawaii monarchy overthrown. 1917 Denmark cedes Virgin Islands to US for 25 million. 1929 Popeye debuts. 1945 Warsaw liberated. Wallenberg disappears in Hungary. 1984 Sony v Universal ruling on VCRs. 1994 Northridge quake. 1995 Kobe quake. 1998 Drudge Report and Clinton Lewinsky deposition timing. 2001 California rolling blackouts. 2009 Gaza cease-fire. Hudson River jetliner salvaged. notable ages: Michelle Obama 55 Betty White 97 James Earl Jones 88 Steve Harvey 62 Kid Rock 48.
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Thomas Jefferson
Martha
James Madison Randolph
White House
Hawaii
Lili'uokalani
Denmark
Virgin Islands
United States
Popeye the Sailor
Thimble Theatre
Warsaw
Raoul Wallenberg
Hungary
U.S. Supreme Court
Sony Corp. of America
Universal City Studios Inc
Northridge
California
U.S. Geological Survey
Kobe
Japan
Drudge
Newsweek Magazine
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Paula Jones
Monica Lewinsky
Gray Davis
Israel
Gaza
US Airways
Hudson River