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Susan B. Anthony's Indictment for Illegal Voting

Susan B. Anthony devoted more than fifty years of her life to the cause of woman suffrage. After casting her ballot in the 1872 Presidential election…

Anti-Slavery Petition from the Women of Philadelphia

To make their voices heard on the important social issues of their day, women organized themselves and used petitions to influence Congress.

In…

Chronology of the Washington Spring Project 1967

The Washington Spring Project (1967) was the original planning name for the Poor People's Campaign. It was an organized movement by Dr. Martin Luther…

John F. Kennedy meets with Nikita Khrushchev

John F. Kennedy meets with Nikita Khrushchev

Khrushchev on Cuban Crisis 1962

Speech by Soviet leader Khrushchev in December 1962 covering the causes and consequences of the Cuban Crisis. (Catalogue ref: FO 371/171934)

USS Sargo

Overhead aerial view of nuclear powered attack submarine USS Sargo (SSN-583) underway,

The construction of the atomic bomb, Little Boy, weighing 9,700 pounds and 10 feet in length.

"Women...our wounded need your care!"

WWII advertisement for women working in hospitals.

"Get A War Job!"

World War II poster. The top 2/3rds of the poster is a half-length illustration of an immaculately groomed young woman staring off into the distance…