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The Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress Search by Keyword | Browse by Alphabetical Title List | Subject Index Motion Pictures | Edison Biography | Sound Recordings Prolific inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) has had a profound impact on modern life. In his lifetime, the Wizard of Menlo Park patented 1, 093 inventions, including ...

The Thomas A. Edison Papers is a place for students, teachers, inventors, historians, and other researchers to find reliable information about Edison's life, work, and world.

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Hypertext of Alexis DeTocqueville's DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA witha gallery of related projects describing America ca. 1820-1840.

American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass. This exhibit features the museum and archival collections at Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the most famous African American ofthe19th Centuryy. Frederick Douglass' life spanned nearly eighty years, fromthe time that slavery was universal in American states ...

Follow Andrew Carnegie's rags-to-riches ride as the Scottish immigrant fashions himself into a captain of industry, the king of steel, the richest man in the world, and a generous philanthropist.

Factual information on the Clanton's, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, John Ringo and the famous OK Corral gunfight.

Edison National Historic Site Located in West Orange, NJ TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS The Edison Laboratory, West Orange, New Jersey (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF For more than forty years, the laboratory created by Thomas Alva Edison in West Orange, New Jersey, had enormous impact on the lives of millions of people worldwide. Out of the West Orange ...

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The Alexis de Tocqueville Tour Exploring Democracy in America May 9, 1997 - February 20, 1998 Traveling Tocqueville's America Preview the Book and Video A Conversation on Democracy Watch the two-hour special in RealVideo I confess that in America I saw more than America; I sought the image of democracy itself, with its inclinations, its character, its prejudices, and its passions, in order to ...

Edison Museum, see antique electric light bulbs, early motors, rare glass battery jars, and carbon incandescent lamps. Engine, Pump, Compressor, Bicycle, Bike, and Cycle. Power Curve technology, gasoline, oil, and energy, improves engines, pumps, compressors, and hydraulic motors, create business. Inventions shape the future Bicycles, Bikes, and Cycles. Go To: Edisonian Museum Go To: Edisonian ...

Birthplace Tour History Inventions Patents FAQs Membership Hours Museum Shop Order Form News Related Resources Site Map About This Site - AT&T Cares Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the phonograph, the incandescent light bulb, and many other devices that make our lives fuller and simpler, was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. The Edison Birthplace Museum features a collection of rare Edisonia, ...

Extensive site dealing with the raid on Harper's Ferry and the surrounding events.

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Second Lieutenant John Charles Fremont's second Topographical Expedition left Missouri in June of 1843, and, mapping the Oregon Trail, had traveled to Fort Vancouver. Intending to return to Missouri through the Southwest, he then turned south through Oregon and Western Nevada. By January, 1844, the expedition was comprised of twenty-seven men, including Christopher Kit Carson and Thomas Broken ...

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James Healy was the first African-American Catholic Bishop.

Patrick Healy was the first African-American to be president of a predominantly white university.

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Web Credits THE FILM & MORE | SPECIAL FEATURE | TIMELINE | MAPS PEOPLE & EVENTS | TEACHER'S GUIDE THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | KIDS | FEEDBACK | SEARCH WGBH | PBS Online New content 1999 PBS/WGBH. This Web site was produced for PBS Online by WGBH. Web site 1998 WGBH Educational Foundation. ...

Museum dedicated to Major John Wesley Powell, Civil War veteran and explorer of the Colorado River ...

During the 1998-1999 academic year, Iowa State University celebrated the legacy of its first African American student and faculty member, George Washington Carver. Renowned for developing innovative uses for a variety of agricultural crops such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes, Carver's legacy at Iowa State is even more than academic achievement. He was an accomplished musician, artist, ...

Rose O'Neal Greenhow Papers An On-line Archival Collection Special Collections Library, Duke University Images and Transcripts from the Collection About Rose O'Neal Greenhow About the collection at Duke Read items from the collection More information about the Special Collections Library and related collections Statement on use and reproduction About the digitized version of this collection ...

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John Bell Hood was a brilliant tactician who reached his nadir when promoted to command of the Army of the Tennessee.

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Welcome to the Web Site of the Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue Project in Florence, Massachusetts! Sojourner Truth, a former slave who lived in Florence, MA in the Mid-1800's, was a nationally known advocate for equality and justice. A group of citizens from many walks of life, have come together to create a memorial statue and site honoring her life and work. The following pages describe the ...

It began as a tribute to commemorate the life and achievements of Fort Myers' most famous citizen, Thomas Alva Edison. Sixty years later, it has developed into Southwest Florida's greatest celebration !.

Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman sits for her portrait Born: c. 1820, Dorchester County, Maryland Died: March 10, 1913, Auburn, New York Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave from Maryland who became known as the Moses of her people. Over the course of 10 years, and at great personal risk, she led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad, a secret network of safe houses where ...

DAVY CROCKETT Be always sure you are right, then go ahead. Davy Crockett, the celebrated hero, warrior and backwoods statesman, was born August 17, 1786 in a small cabin on the banks of the romantic Nolichucky River, near the mouth of Limestone Creek, which today lies about three and a half miles off 11-E Highway near Limestone, Tennessee. David Davy Crockett was the fifth of nine children ...

The Story of One Union Soldier Private Bernard McKnight - Massachusetts 3rd Cavalry 1838 - 1864 Early Life Coming to America Civilian to Soldier Action on the Mississippi Capture at Port Hudson Andersonville Prison Epilogue Documents / References Bernard was an Irish immigrant who came to America in the late 1850s. He brought his wife and young child with him and settled in Taunton, ...

About the Lucretia Coffin Mott Project About Lucretia Coffin Mott Primary Sources Editorial Board How You Can Help Lucretia Coffin Mott (1793-1880) devoted her life to the abolition of slavery, women's rights, school and prison reforms, temperance, peace, and religious tolerance. Although a major figure in the reform movements of the nineteenth-century, Mott's importance has been under-estimated ...

Part 1: 1450-1750 Part 2: 1750-1805 Part 3: 1791-1831 ---Part 4: 1831-1865 Narrative | Resource Bank | Teacher's Guide People & Events William Lloyd Garrison 1805 - 1879 Resource Bank Contents In the very first issue of his anti-slavery newspaper, the Liberator, William Lloyd Garrison stated, I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. . . . I am in earnest -- I will not ...

Biographical Sojourner Truth Ain't I A Woman Sojourner Truth (1795-1883)-born Isabella, a slave, in New York State-became a well known antislavery speaker some time after gaining her freedom in 1827. This speech, given extemporaneously at a woman's rights convention in Akron, Ohio, 1851, was recorded by Frances Gage, feminist activist and one of the authors of the huge compendium of materials ...

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show From the title page of the show's program, circa 1890 Colophon This site is intended to supplement the reading of Henry Nash Smith's book, Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth, as part of a classroom project to enhance the teaching and understanding of this book by exploring in depth issues, topics, and texts discussed in Nash's orginal work. The images ...

About BILLY THE KID Teenage outlaw of the Southwest , who is immortalized in American history by Marcelle Brothers member of the Billy the Kid Outlaw Gang Email marcelle@aboutbillythekid.com Last update 6/15/2002 Welcome to my web site. If you're a Billy the Kid buff or want to learn about this famous outlaw with plenty (and I do mean plenty) of information, this is the site for you. I've been ...

Part I: The Early Years INSIDE John C. Fremont William Bringhurst O.D. Gass Ute Perkins Helen Stewart Fred Colton William A. Clark Walter Bracken J.T. McWilliams Sam Gay C.P. Squires Peter Buol Ed Clark Queho Roy Martin Ed Von Tobel Bill Tomiyasu James Scrugham Mark Harrington David Lorenzi Bob Hausler Robert Griffith Maude Frazier Harley Harmon A.E. Cahlan Florence Lee Jones Frank Crowe Sims ...

John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, is a true American hero. The following presents information about Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center & Outdoor Historical Drama in North Central Ohio -- a major community and state-wide asset, tourist destination, and living tribute to Johnny Appleseed and all early Ohio pioneers.

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Harriet Tubman Researcher: Rachel Sahlman Artist: Dick Strandberg Harriet Ross was born in Dorchester County, Maryland in 1820. Her parents were from the Ashanti tribe of West Africa, and they worked as slaves on the Brodas plantation. In addition to producing lumber, Edward Brodas raised slaves to rent and sell. Life was difficult on the plantation, and Harriet was hired out as a laborer by the ...

PEOPLE A-C D-H Eaton, Fred Field, Marshall Fletcher, Alice Gall Gibbon, John Gilpin, William Glidden, Joseph F. Goodnight, Charles Haywood, William Big Bill Hin-mah-too-yah- lat-kekt (Chief Joseph) Houston, Sam Howard, Oliver O. I-R S-Z Sam Houston (1793-1863) A sometimes volatile and often contradictory man, Sam Houston played a crucial role in the founding of Texas. Houston was born into a ...

Annie Oakley Navigate Home About the Library Adult Services/Programs Childrens' Services/Programs Friends of the Library Visitor Information Search Internet Online Databases Genealogy/Local History Government/Law Community Organizations The Annie Oakley House in Cambridge, Maryland is the only surviving residence that was either owned or occupied by Annie Oakley as a primary and permanent ...

PEOPLE A-C Austin, Stephen F. Bent, William Big Foot Black Kettle Brannan, Samuel Brown, John Buffalo Bill Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Nu ez Carson, Kit Chivington, John M. Chief Joseph Clark, William Clemens, Samuel Cody, William F. Coronado, Francisco Cortina, Juan Crazy Horse Crocker, Charles Crook, George Cushing, Frank Hamilton Custer, George Armstrong D-H I-R S-Z William F. Cody Buffalo Bill ...

Scribe's Tribute to Billy the Kid Scribe's all-time favorite outlaw is Billy the Kid, aka William H. Bonney, aka Henry Antrim, aka Henry McCarty. While it is generally agreed that Billy was a ruthless murderer, he was also well-liked by the citizens of the towns of Lincoln and Fort Sumner, New Mexico for his charming manners, soft-spoken presence, excellent marksmanship, as well as his sense of ...

America's top attorney Daniel Webster honed his craft in Portsmouth, but few can find a trace of him here today.

A 1867 article from Atlantic Monthly by Thomas Wentworth Higginson in which he transcribes the words of several spirituals he heard sung in the South

City Manager's Office Jesse James Jesse James Home Of all the worlds' legendary characters, few have attracted world-wide fascination like the outlaw, Jesse James. Some call him America's Robin Hood, while others see him as a cold-blooded killer. Perhaps he was all of these things. Jesse Woodson James was born in Kearney, Missouri on September 5, 1847. His father, the Rev. Robert James, was a ...

The life and times John Wesley Powell, a one-armed college professor with a thirst for knowledge who explored the deserts of the American Southwest.

Biography of Major John Wesley Powell, explorer of the Colorado River.

DOC HOLLIDAY Dr. John Henry Doc Holliday He was the most skillful gambler, and the nerviest, fastest, deadliest man with a six-gun I ever saw. This was the tribute paid to Doc Holliday by Wyatt Earp, who was something of a tough character himself. Biography On August 14, 1851 in Griffin, Georgia, John Henry Holliday was born to Henry Burroughs and Alice Jane Holliday. Their first child, Martha ...

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Your guide to Vermont. Discover what makes life so special here.

William Jennings Bryan's speech on imperialism in response to his nomination to the presidency by the Democratic Party, at Indianapolis, August 8, 1900.

UP FROM SLAVERY AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Another AS Hypertext ...

WILLIAM F. CODY (BUFFALO BILL) (1846 - 1917) Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (click here for enlarged picture) One of the most colorful figures of the Old West became the best known spokesman for the New West. He was born William Frederick Cody in Iowa in 1846. At 22, in Kansas, he was rechristened Buffalo Bill . He had been a trapper, a bullwhacker, a Colorado Fifty-Niner , Pony Express rider ...

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The Powell Expedition The Powell Expedition began its momentous journey in Green River City in Wyoming on May 24, 1869. Assembled there were the crew, the boats and all of the supplies necessary for a three month trip down the Green and Colorado Rivers and through the then unknown depths of the Grand Canyon. Powell had four boats specially built for the trip in Chicago and had them transported ...

Doolin-Dalton Gang Bill Doolin & His Wild Bunch William (Bill) Doolin was born in 1858 in Johnson County, Arkansas. In 1881, at the age of 23, he drifted west working at odd jobs and eventually ended up in Caldwell, KS were he met Oscar D. Halsall of Texas. Halsall hired Doolin to work for him on his ranch on the Cimarron River in Oklahoma. Doolin soon became a top hand for Halsall. It was ...

The story of the notorious Dalton Brothers of Oklahoma who met their end in Coffeyville, KS while trying to rob two banks on Oct. 5 1892.

Home Index By Subject By Year Biographies The Gift Shop Andrew Smith Hallidie By Edgar Myron Kahn Andrew Smith Hallidie, the mechanical genius who originated cable railway transportation, was born in London, on March 16, 1836. His grandfather, Smith, a schoolmaster and soldier during the Napoleonic wars, had served at Waterloo. His father, Andrew Smith, had been born in Fleming, Dumfrieshire, ...

William Barret Travis (1809-1836) Born in South Carolina on 9 August 1809, William Barret Travis will always be remembered as the Texas commander at the Battle of the Alamo. He spent his childhood in Saluda Co., SC, which was also the home of James Butler Bonham, another Alamo defender. Travis studied law and became a practicing attorney for a brief time before marrying Rosanna Cato at the age ...

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Home page for the Friends of the James Farm, home of Jesse and Frank James ...

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Online commentary and resources for theological reflection in the public sphere for public professionals.

Calamity Jane Martha Jane Canary (1848-1903) was born in Princeton, Missouri. This hard drinking woman wore men's clothing, used their bawdy language, chewed tobacco and was handy with a gun. She traveled from Arizona through the Dakota territories during her rough life. At her death, the White Devil of the Yellowstone was remembered as a saint by the citizens of Deadwood, where she helped nurse ...

Catalog | worldcat | using the library | electronic resources | libraries, collections & subjects Exhibition Catalogues | Stephen A. Douglas STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS AND THE AMERICAN UNION An Exhibition in the Department of Special Collections The University of Chicago Library February 12, 1994 - June 20, 1994 ORGANIZATION OF THE EXHIBITION Introduction 1. Politics on the Illinois Frontier 2. Marriage ...

Alexis de Tocqueville - Great Books Index.

Videos devoted to heroes giving insight to students of today concerning history, at risk youth, Lou Diamond Phillips, loyalty, bravery, courage, Alamo, Davy Crockett, and James Bowie.

William Jennings Bryan: American Protest Over the Sinking of the Lusitania Please call on the minister of foreign affairs and, after reading to him this communication, leave him with a copy. In view of recent acts of the German authorities in violation of American rights on the high seas which culminated in the torpedoing and sinking of the British steamship Lusitania on May 7, 1915, by which ...

Photographs and description of the Julia Ward Howe House in Boston, MA ...

From _Narrative of the Life of David Crockett of the State of Tennessee_ (1834) by David Crockett edited by: Angel Price 11/96 Bear Hunting in Tennessee But the reader, I expect, would have no objection to know a little about my employment during the two years while my competitor was in Congress. In this space I had some pretty tuff times, and will relate some few things that happened to me. So ...

The True Story Of Casey Jones From Erie Railroad Magazine Vol 24 (April 1928), No 2, pp. 13, 44. On the last day of April occurs the 28th anniversary of the death of Casey Jones, probably the most famous of a long line of locomotive engineer heroes who have died at their post of duty, one hand on the whistle and the other on the airbrake lever. Casey Jones' fame rests on a series of nondescript ...

An account of the Denmark Vesey Insurrection, as published in the June 1861 Atlantic Monthly.

This website is made possible by the generous support of Idaho Humanities Council, the University of Idaho Library, and the John C. Smith Memorial Fund This website requires Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape 4.0 browers. ...

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Brief biography of John Brown, with a bibliography of suggested reading and an exceprt from Stephen Vincent Benet's epic John Brown's Body.

The AFRO-AMERICAN Almanac provides an engaging and comtemplative exploration of the origins of the African in America.

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN : The Paralyzing Influence of Imperialism Source: Official Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention Held in Kansas City, Mo., July 4, 5 and 6, 1900, Chicago, 1900, pp. 205-227. IF IT IS RIGHT for the United States to hold the Philippine Islands permanently and imitate European empires in the government of colonies, the Republican Party ought to state its position ...

An excerpt from The Complete Civil War Journal and Selected Letters of Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Also available on website: online catalogs, secure online ordering, excerpts from new books. Sign up for email notification of new releases in your field.

Fascinating facts about Lewis Howard Latimer inventor of the process for manufacturing the carbon filaments in light bulbs.

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ANNIE OAKLEY GAIL DAVIS 1925-1997 Born in Little Rock, Arkansas BROADCAST HISTORY: Produced; Apr 1953-Dec 1956 (81 Episodes) Released;January 1954 CAST: Annie Oakley.........................Gail Davis Deputy Sheriff Lofty Craig.......Brad Johnson Tagg Oakley.........................Jimmy Hawkins The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows by Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh ...

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Scribe's Tribute to Jesse James Scribe's next favorite outlaw is Jesse James, who rode with his brother, Frank, and many others who came away from the Civil War with a bitter taste in their mouths and no way to make a real living. Although Jesse, like Billy the Kid, was known as a murderer and a no-good thief, Jesse was also known as a sort-of Robin Hood of the West for his habit of taking from ...

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Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z by birthday from the calendar. Credits and feedback Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) American journalist and publisher, establisher of Pulitzer Prizes, who created along with William Randolph Hearst a new and controversial type of journalism. Pulitzer saw himself as a crusader on the side of people ...

Gerrit Smith Gerrit Smith was a widely known philanthropist and social reformer who ran for President in 1848. He was born in Utica, New York in 1797 and lived in nearby Peterboro. He was Elizabeth Cady's first cousin. It was at Smith's home in Peterboro, New York that Elizabeth Cady met fellow abolitionist and future husband Henry Stanton. Elizabeth Cady Stanton met many other people at Smith's ...

WELCOME TO THE THOMAS EDISON WEB PAGES This page discusses Thomas Edison's early life in Port Huron, Michigan, the archaeological search for his boyhood home and the artifacts recovered. .....Go to the Table of Contents ...

Bolivia Web - Photos and information about the places Butch Cassidy and his gang visited in Bolivia before their deaths.

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Colonel Davy Crockett Delivering His Celebrated Speech to Congress on the State of Finances, State Officers, and State Affairs in General The broken fenced state o' the nation, the broken banks, broken hearts, and broken pledges o' my brother Congressman here around me, has riz the boiler o' my indignation clar up to the high pressure pinte, an' therefore I have riz to let off the steam of my ...

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Lewis Latimer, a Black pioneer of electric lighting ...

George A. Custer 1839-1876 The youngest general in the Union army. Later he commanded the 7th Cavalry and his entire detachment of over 200 men were killed by Native Americans in the Battle of Little Bighorn. ...

A detailed account of Gen. James Longstreet's famous scout. However, historians are still trying to piece together the mystery of Harrison and continue searching for clues as to his earlier life and his whereabouts after the Civil War. ...

THE SUNDANCE KID Harry A. Longabaugh, alias the Sundance Kid, aka Harry Place, shown here with his wife Ethel, aka Etta Place. This photo was taken @ January, 1901, at the DeYoung Photography Studio, located at 826 Broadway in New York City, probably as a Wedding momento, The picture then became part of the Pinkerton Detective Agency picture gallery. A copy was mailed by Sundance to his friend ...

16. Americanism in Literature by Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Matthews, Brander, ed. 1914. The Oxford Book of American Essays ...

Jesse James is one of the most notorious outlaws of the 19th century. It seems he was destined to live a violent life. He got used to killing during the Civil War, and kept up with it after the war was over.

Jew Watch Keeping a Close Watch on Jewish Communities & Organizations Worldwide Top: Jewish Leaders Folder: Joseph Pulitzer Joseph Pulitzer--Publisher -- Biography in 1882 Joseph Pulitzer--Extensive Biography by Joe Therkelsen Founder of Columbia University School of Journalism Pulitzer Promoted Spanish-American War Mongering for Circulation Joseph Pulitzer and His Prize Pulitzer's Grave in ...

American Realities Volume II, Chapter 2 The New Industrial Era The Rise of Andrew Carnegie Links to Related Web Sites Carnegie: A Tribute This site contains a brief overview of Carnegie's career and an excellent set of drawings done in 1907-1908 as part of an survey of Pittsburgh. The drawings are especially effective in showing the faces of the men who worked in the steel mills. To find the ...

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Annie Oakley 1902. 1887. 1887. Annie Oakley the bell of the meal. Back ...

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Railroad History Located near the site of the train wreck that took the life of the legendary engineer, the Casey Jones Railroad Museum State Park commemorates Jones' life and the story of railroading in Mississippi. Shortly after midnight on April 30, 1900, the cannonball left Memphis, Tennessee with Jonathan Luther Casey Jones at the throttle. Trying to make up time in the run from Memphis ...

Alphabetical Listing Benjamin Banneker Andrew Beard Miriam Benjamin Henry Blair Sarah Boone C. B. Brooks Henry Brown George Washington Carver M. A. Cherry David Crosthwait George Crum Joseph Dickinson P. B. Downing Charles Drew T. Elkins H. Faulkner D. A. Fisher James Forten Sarah Goode George Grant Lloyd Hall J. Hawkins Jack Johnson W. Johnson Fred Jones Percy Julian Ernest Just Lewis Latimer ...

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A short biography of Harry Longabaugh, better known as the Sundance Kid.

Biography and quotes from one of America's greatest and legendary historical figures.

DOUGLAS, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861 Senate Years of Service: 1847-1861 Party: Democrat Library of Congress DOUGLAS, Stephen Arnold, a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Brandon, Rutland County, Vt., April 23, 1813; educated in the common schools and completed preparatory studies in Brandon Academy; learned the cabinetmakers trade; moved to a farm near Clifton Springs, N.Y.; ...

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Civil War And the Western Frontier General H. B. Carrington Henry Beebee Carrington served as Colonel and Brigadier General in the Union Army. He is best known for his role in the Fetterman Massacre, and also for his zealous pursuit of northerners disloyal to the Union. The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Photographs of General Carrington With other ...

When he surrendered his twenty-six hundred man cavalry brigade on May 17, 1865 near Munford, Alabama, this individual, who had fought forty-two major battles and many minor skirmishes, became the last commander of a major unit to capitulate to Federal forces, thus ending the conflict in the states east of the Mississippi. He had privately stated prior to the war when visiting Washington and ...

HENRY CABOT LODGE: For Intervention in Cuba Source: Record, 54 Cong., 1 Sess., pp. 1971-1972. I, UNITED WITH THE REST of the Committee on Foreign Relations, with a single exception, in reporting the concurrent resolution which is now before the Senate. I will say, however, with perfect frankness, that I for one should be very glad if the Senate should see fit to go further in this direction; for ...

Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid in Patagonia QTVR panoramas ...

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William Barret Travis - Alamo Letters To Andrew Ponton, Judge and Citizens of Gonzales February 23, 1836 COMMANDANCY OF BEXAR, 3 o'clock p.m.: The enemy in large force are in sight. We want men and provisions. Send them to us. We have 150 men and are determined to defend the Alamo to the last. Give us assistance. P.S. Send an express to San Felipe with news night and day. From W.B. Travis and ...

Alphabetical Listing Benjamin Banneker Andrew Beard Miriam Benjamin Henry Blair Sarah Boone C. B. Brooks Henry Brown George Washington Carver M. A. Cherry David Crosthwait George Crum Joseph Dickinson P. B. Downing Charles Drew T. Elkins H. Faulkner D. A. Fisher James Forten Sarah Goode George Grant Lloyd Hall J. Hawkins Jack Johnson W. Johnson Fred Jones Percy Julian Ernest Just Lewis Latimer ...

Frederick Douglass Actor Norman Matlock recreating a speech by abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born into slavery around 1817, and was educated illegally by a sympathetic owner. He escaped and went to England to escape a bounty on his head and to rouse the international opinion against the institution of slavery. This speech, entitled An Appeal to the British People was given on May ...

PREVIOUS NEXT NEW SEARCH Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921 Women and the alphabet; a series of essays, by Thomas Wentworth Higginson Bibliographic information {Page image} {Begin page} NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION FROM THE LIBRARY OF LUCY STONE SECTION {Begin handwritten} I. {End handwritten} NUMBER {Begin ...

1 of 7: Julia Ward and Samuel Gridley Howe: Though known mostly for her authorship of a patriotic American song, Julia Ward Howe was active in many causes, wrote poetry, and struggled with an unhappy marriage.

Fugitive Slave Harriet Jacobs: Coming Up For Air For seven years, fugitive slave Harriet Jacobs hid out in an attic to escape slavery. Slavery is terrible for men but it is far more terrible for women, wrote escaped slave Harriet Jacobs (1818-1896) in her 1861 autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, written under the name Linda Brent. At age 15, Jacobs began resisting the sexual ...

Annie Oakley Annie Oakley was a rodeo star. Once Annie Oakley shot a cigarette out of her husband's mouth and the bullet did not touch him or go through the cigarette. Annie Oakley was born August 13, 1860. She lived in a log cabin in Darke County, Ohio. Annie had 7 brothers and sisters. Her father died when she was 6 years old. Three years after her father died, Annie's mother got married again ...

An article by Daniel Buck and Anne Meadows.

Image courtesy of the Rockefeller Archive Center John D. Rockefeller, Sr. was once a large part of daily life in Pocantico Hills, New York. The second graders in Mrs. Taverna's class have learned a great deal about him and we think he was an amazing man! We interviewed historians and his descendents. We read and read and read! We analyzed political cartoons about him and carefully examined his ...

Here's a web-based activity about Harriet Tubman for primary age children.