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!
Century anniversaries of notable historical events
A concise timeline notes key anniversaries: Captain Cook’s 1770 discovery of the Great Barrier Reef, the 1776 Continental Congress draft for independence, the 1947 end of sugar rationing, Thich Quang Duc’s 1963 self immolation in Saigon, and the 1970 U S withdrawal from Wheelus Air Base Libya, now marked as a Libyan holiday.
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James Cook
Great Barrier Reef
Australia
Continental Congress
Britain
Thich Quang Duc
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
Libya
Wheelus Air Base