Famous Historical Topics & Events Documents

What are some of history's key stories and events which remain famous to this day? Check-out some of those topics.

Image of a facsimilie copy of the Abdication Letter that Tsar Nicholas II was forced to sign.

Image of a facsimilie copy of the Abdication Letter that Tsar Nicholas II was forced to sign.

This document, one of America's top treasures, is Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address.  The edits are in the President's own handwriting.Th...

America elected Abraham Lincoln as their 16th President on the 6th of November, 1860.  The United States was on the verge of Civil War, at the ti...

Account book from the snow Molly, a slave ship. 

Account of Slaves Sold in Barbados, on the 26th of February, 1685.  Click the image to expand its view. The UK National Archives provides a key ...

John Brown's address to the Court.  Click on the Image to enlarge it.

Book-cover image of A Dinosaur Named Sue, by Pat Relf.

On October 25, 1962, Adlai Stevenson confronts Soviet Ambassador Zorin in the United Nations. The US, says Stevenson, is prepared to "wait until hell ...

This is the second page of Hitler's Political Testament which he dictated to his secretary, Traudl Junge, shortly before he committed suicide.  T...

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