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!
Notable historic events of 1856 1954 and beyond
AP review of pivotal moments includes the Mormon handcart pioneers journey from Iowa to Utah in 1856, Joseph Welch versus Joseph McCarthy in 1954, Kosovo peace move in 1999, Alcoholics Anonymous founders in 1935, Civil Rights Act filibuster end in 1964, Six Day War ceasefire in 1967, Spirit rover launch in 2003, Ray Charles death in 2004, Cook’s Great Barrier Reef sighting in 1770, Le Mans crash in 1955, and Alabama desegregation in 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Salt Lake City
Utah
Army
Joseph Welch
Joseph McCarthy
Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Robert Smith
Bill Wilson
Alcoholics Anonymous
Akron
U.S. Senate
Israel
Syria
NASA
Cape Canaveral
Florida
Ray Charles
Georgia
James Cook
Great Barrier Reef
Australia
Austin Healey
Lance Macklin
Pierre Levegh
le Mans
France
Levegh
Healy
Alabama
George Wallace
National Guard
University of Alabama