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!
Timeline of pivotal world events from 1853 to 2004
A compact tour of historic milestones including the Gadsden Purchase in 1853, Rasputin’s murder in 1916, USSR founding in 1922, NAFTA in 1994, and Mars Spirit rover landing in 2004. Also notes Lincoln’s 1862 West Virginia admission, Emancipation Proclamation 1863, Ellis Island 1892, Alaska statehood 1959, and START treaties among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gadsden Purchase
Mexico
Abraham Lincoln
West Virginia
Thomas Edison
U.N
Bosnia- Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Panama Canal
Panama
World Health Organization
Confederate States
Ellis Island
New York City
Times Square
Republic of China
Montgomery
Municipal Auditorium
Hank Williams