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Riding jackass backwards.

Ford's Willow Run Bomber Plant, designed by Albert Kahn and constructed in 1941, undoubtedly contributed to the outcome of World War II. With 3.5 million square feet of factory space, 650 B-24 Liberators rolled off the line every month by the end of…

A collection of pins, stickers, and patches worn by individuals participating in the 1963 March on Washington. This political demonstration was held in Washington, D.C., and took place to protest racial discrimination and support civil rights…

Union soldiers returning home on leave from the Civil War reacquaint themselves with their loved ones.

Gives updates on what is happening in the war

President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visited Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant on September 18, 1942. The Roosevelts, accompanied by Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, and Charles Sorensen -- the production manager behind…

Photograph shows an aerial view of the "proposed route of the civil rights 'March on Washington', which is scheduled for August 28." Indicated on the map are an "Assembly Area" at the "Washington Monument", the "Line of March" down "Constitution…

Apulian krater with scene from Thesmophoriazusae, c. 370 BC

Profile photo of Hiroo Onoda as a young officer.