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!
Anniversary Timelines and World War II Figures
This page notes historical anniversaries and birthdays including George S. Patton Jr born in 1885, Abigail Adams, Anna Katherine Green, Maude Adams, and Thomas Bailey Aldrich. It recalls events such as 1795 Connecticut funding schools, 1839 VMI founding, 1918 Armistice Day, and 1945 Patton death. Also includes brief items on a sterilization ruling in Baltimore and a Lutheran Mission board reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News
Frederick
Tannersville
George S. Patton, Jr
San Gabriel
Cel
Connecticut
Western Reserve
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Abigail Adams
Weymouth
Mass
Ben McCulloch
Tennessee
Thomas Baily
Aldrich
Boston
Portsmouth
N. H
Anna Katherine Green
Roebife
New York
Maude Adams
Salt Lake City
America
Arlington National Cemetery
France
New York Harbor
White House
Eisenhower
Truman
Thomas K. Finletter
Air Force
Philadelphia
Liew
Williston B. Palmer
Chicago
James F. Oates
People’s Gas, Light & Coke Co