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 notes highlight many historic figures and events
Today in history and birthdays highlight Edward Bates Marcus Whitman Phoebe Cary Daniel Burnham Simon Lake and Lincoln era milestones. The list covers founders aircraft, explorers, Geronimo, Wake Island, aviation gas tanker, and early television. Birthdays include Henry Ford II Rankin Griffin Mayo Wheaton Moreeli and others.
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Edward Bates
St. Louis
j@rist
Lincoln
Virginia
Charles Fallen
Harvard
Germany
New York
Marcus Whitman
Oregon
Idaho
Washington State
Rushville
N. Y
Phoebe Cary
Cincinnat
Newport
K. 1
Daniel H. Burnham
Chicago
Henderson
Simon Lake
Pleasantville
N. J
Los Angeles
Richard Somers
U.S.N
Tripoli Harbor
Edison
Geronimo
Miles
Camp Bowie
Ariz
U.S
Soviet Russia
United States
Wake Island
William F. Dean
Reds
U.S. Far Eastern
Red
Quemoys
Henry Ford
Ford Motorhead
Detroit
Karl L. Rankin
China
Manitowoc
Wis
Samuel M. Griffin
Georgia
Bainbridge, Ga
Leonard W. Mayo
Westport