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US Presidential Election of 1796
The US presidential election of 1796 was the first contested presidential election in the history of the United States. John Adams, the candidate of the Federalist Party, won the presidency, defeating his rival, Thomas Jefferson, candidate...
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US Presidential Election of 1789
The US presidential election of 1789 was the first presidential election to take place after the ratification of the United States Constitution. Held on 4 February 1789, it resulted in the unanimous election of George Washington (l. 1732-1799...
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US Presidential Election of 1800
The US presidential election of 1800, referred to by Jeffersonians as the Revolution of 1800, was a turning point in the early political history of the United States. It resulted in the victory of Vice President Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican...
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US Declaration of Independence
An 1823 copy of the US Declaration of Independence by William Stone; the original was written by Thomas Jefferson and other congressional delegates and passed on 4 July 1776.
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US Marines Storm John Brown's 'Fort' at Harpers Ferry
US Maries storm John Brown's 'fort' at the climax of the Raid on Harpers Ferry (Oct 1859). This newspaper illustration is from an edition of Harper's Weekly, 29 Oct. 1859.
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US Troops at the Battle of Monterrey, September 1846
US troops in the Battle of Monterrey. Illustration from Henry Montgomery's book The Life of Major General Zachary Taylor, New York: J. C. Derby, 1847.
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US & British Link-up, Tunisia, 1943
A photograph taken in April 1943 showing the first soldiers to meet from the British Eighth Army (Lance Sergeant Brown) and the 1st US Armored Division (Sergeant A. Randall) as both armies linked-up to attack the remaining Axis armies in...
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US Prisoners-of-War, Kasserine Pass
A photograph showing US prisoners-of-war after the Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia, February 1943. The Allies lost this battle against Axis forces during the North Africa Campaign (1942-3). (German Federal Archives)
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US Capitol Building, 1800
The US Capitol Building around the year 1800, before it was burnt by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812. The Capitol Building housed both the US Congress and the Supreme Court. Painting by William Russell Birch, c. 1800.
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US Army Tanks Passing the Colosseum
A photograph taken in June 1944 showing US Army M10 tank destroyers passing the Colosseum in Rome.
