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In this letter, Dwight D. Eisenhower's old friend, Alexander Frieder, wrote that he hoped Eisenhower would not forgot German war crimes in the aftermath of World War II.

In this press release, President Truman announced that he was committing American forces to a combined United Nations military effort in Korea. The decision was made after war broke out along the 38th parallel on June 25, 1950. On that day, North…

Italian fishermen gathered on "Fisherman's Wharf" in San Francisco, California

Mug shot of a young black man. George wears a baggy striped prisoner uniform with a placard labeled "260" hanging from his chest.

Bill to amend section 241 (f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the legislative intent under which a waiver of deportability would be applicable.

U.S. Department of Justice administered a notice that reads “Alien Enemy Prohibited Area” pinned to a tree

A few months after the Apollo disaster, Werner argues that the space program has numerous benefits. Among these is it raises the prestige of the country, it stimulates the national economy, and that much new knowledge and technology from the U.S.…

Maker's mark attributed to Thomas Hughes, a British ceramics manufacturer (dated from 1855-1894).

A dated list, plus maps, of areas detailed as "cessions"—Native American Land taken by the United States government across the United States between 1846-1851; names the tribes residing on the land previously and the State to which the land was…

A dated list, plus maps, of areas detailed as "cessions"—Native American Land taken by the United States government across the United States between 1846-1851; names the tribes residing on the land previously and the State to which the land was…