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!
Landmark historical anniversaries spanning 1848 to 2019
A compact chronology lists pivotal events and figures from 1848 gold discovery at Sutter’s Mill to 2019 Hall of Fame inductions. Notable items include Edith Wharton’s 1862 birth, Pearl Harbor blame assignments in 1942, Churchill’s 1965 death, 2009 Sullenberger heroism, and 2018-19 celebrity milestones.
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James W. Marshall
Sutter's Mill
California
Edith Wharton
New York
Roberts Commission
America
Imperial Japan
Pearl Harbor
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Casablanca
Morocco
London
FALN
Fraunces Tavern
New York City
Apple Computer
Cape Canaveral
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Bethesda
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Tom Ridge
Department of Homeland Security
Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger
US Airways
Hudson River
Danville
Calif
Barack Obama
Cairo
Hosni Mubarak
Donald Trump
Robert Mueller
Larry Nassar
Chipper Jones
Jim Thome
Vladimir Guerrero
Trevor Hoffman
Baseball Hall of Fame
China
Dolly the Sheep
Elton John