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This is a geographical map of Italy with an inset map of Calabria. The purpose of this map is to help orient the reader to the location in Italy that my great-grandparents originated from.

Jewish refugee children, part of a Children's Transport (Kindertransport) from Germany, soon after arriving in Harwich. Great Britain, December 2, 1938.

President Ronald Reagan Meeting with Afghan Freedom Fighters in The Oval Office to Discuss Soviet Atrocities in Afghanistan

September 8, 1960 - Dwight D. Eisenhower tours the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama with Dr. Wernher von Braun. [72-3549-21]

August 15, 1960 - Dwight D. Eisenhower holds the American flag which was carried in the capsule - retrieved from Discoverer XIII. [72-3525-5]

Excerpt from the May 1773 copy of 'Gentleman's Magazine' titled 'Some Account of Phillis, a Learned Negro Girl.' This excerpt includes a letter from John Wheatley that describes Phillis' background and education. The excerpt goes on to explain that…

Following Yuri Gagarin’s successful orbit in 1961 and President John F. Kennedy’s ambitious plans for investment in space exploration, the American space program suffered a setback when the unmanned Centaur rocket exploded after takeoff on May 8,…

Two sit-in demonstrators from the Congress of Racial Equality are seen being dragged from the Federal Building by deputy US marshals.

A photograph of the first ever Hindu temple in San Fransisco, CA.