Remembering September 11, 2001
September 10, 2024
On the anniversary of September 11, 2001, we are presenting George W. Bush’s address to the nation alongside accompanying commentary. As you read the speech, we encourage you to reflect… READ MORE
Category: U.S. History
Celebrating the Nineteenth Amendment
August 21, 2024
To celebrate the anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, we are featuring the document and an overview that introduces the text. As you read the document, we encourage you to reflect… READ MORE
“To assure that the right of citizens of the United States to vote is not denied or abridged on account of race or color:” The Voting Rights Act of 1965
August 6, 2024
To celebrate the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, we are featuring the document and an overview that introduces the text. As you read the document, we encourage… READ MORE
Kamala Harris’s “The Status of Women is the Status of Democracy”
July 30, 2024
In light of Vice President Kamala Harris’s historic run for president, we are highlighting her 2021 speech “The Status of Women Is the Status of Democracy.” This speech can be… READ MORE
“In accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free:” Celebrating Juneteenth
June 18, 2024
To commemorate Juneteenth we are featuring Gordon Granger’s General Order No. 3. Issued on June 19, 1865, General Order No. 3 proclaimed that enslaved people in Texas were free. As… READ MORE
“The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!” Remembering D-Day
June 5, 2024
It has been 80 years since the Allies invaded the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, and to commemorate the anniversary we are featuring Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Order of… READ MORE
For AAPI Heritage Month, Explore Patsy Mink’s Celebration of Title IX
May 14, 2024
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, we are featuring a speech by Patsy Mink, the first woman of color and the first Asian American woman elected to… READ MORE
National Cartoonists Day: An Iconic Civil War Cartoon from Milestone Visual Documents in American History
May 1, 2024
May 5 is National Cartoonist Day, and to celebrate we are highlighting a cartoon featured in Milestone Visual Documents in American History. This 3-volume reference set focuses on visual images… READ MORE
“Death Came Over Us All:” The Effects of the American Revolution on Native Americans
July 28, 2023
The American Revolution was a transformative event in American and global history, creating a new and confident American Republic and frustrating Great Britain’s imperial ambitions. But the effects of this… READ MORE
The Limits of Equality: Gender Attitudes during the American Revolution
July 19, 2023
As part of our series examining documents from the American Revolution this month, we are contrasting Abigail Adams’s famous “Remember the Ladies” Letter with her husband’s response. Reading these two… READ MORE