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!
September 29 to October 5 historical events snapshot
A compact roll of milestone dates from 1789 to 2005. Notable items include the U.S. Army founding, Yosemite National Park creation, Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Day proclamation, the Challenger era shuttle STS-26, Mao Zedong’s PRC founding, Ali vs Frazier thrilla, the Las Vegas mass shooting, Beltway sniper beginnings, Sputnik launch, and the 2005 Senate anti-toulure law.
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Yosemite National Park
California
Mao Zedong
People’s Republic of China
Beijing
Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier
Manila
Philippines
Las Vegas