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 landmark events from 1794 to 1981
A compact catalog of historical milestones includes the 1794 Naval Armament Act forming the U S Navy, the 1882 Koch tuberculosis discovery, 1965 Selma marches ending in Montgomery, 1964 Jeopardy! debut, 1981 Reagan assassination attempt, and other pivotal moments across politics science war and culture.
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Robert Koch
Elvis Presley
Memphis Draft Board
U.S. Army
NATO Alliance
Yugoslavia
Martin Luther King Jr
Selma
Alabama
Montgomery
King
Coretta Scott King
D.F. Reese
United States
Somalia
U.S
U.S. Navy
Geronimo
Skeleton Canyon
Arizona
Mary Mallon
Mary
North Brother Island
New York City
Alaska
Food and Drug Administration
Missouri
Kansas
William H. Seward
Texas
Union
NBC
Art Fleming
Ronald Reagan
John Hinckley Jr