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Natchez Trace
Natchez Trace is a historic site and park in the United States commemorated by the Natchez Trail Parkway stretching 444 miles (715 km) from Natchez, Mississippi, through northern Alabama, to Nashville, Tennessee, roughly adhering to a series...

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Audiencia
An audiencia began as a judicial institution in medieval Spain, but in the 16th century, it was applied as the highest form of local government in key cities of the Spanish Empire. An audiencia had a panel of judges made responsible for the...

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Peggy Eaton and the Petticoat Affair
A cigar box depicting the Petticoat affair (1829-1831); Margaret 'Peggy' Eaton (née O'Neill) is depicted in the center. To the left, President Andrew Jackson offers her flowers – symbolizing his support for her during the scandal – while...

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National Assembly, 5 October 1789
Women's March on Versailles, 5 October 1789. The National Assembly's president Jean-Joseph Mounier presides over a chatoic hall, with women marchers mingling with Assembly deputies. A man, probably Stanislas Maillard, holds a sign asking...

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George Washington
Famous portrait of President George Washington (1732-1799), oil on canvas by Gilbert Stuart, 1803.
Clark Art Institute of Williamstown, Massachusetts.

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Hitler & Hindenburg
A March 1933 photograph showing Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and the German President Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934). (German Federal Archives)

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Proclamation of Emancipation
Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States of America, officially issued on 1 January 1863.
Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

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First Lady Julia Tyler
First Lady Julia Gardiner Tyler, the second wife of US President John Tyler, c. 1850-60.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Cartoon Showing Winchester Captured
A view of Winchester in North America - dedicated to Mr. President Mad I Son!!, satirical print showing General Winchester captured during the second Battle of the River Raisin, 1813. British Cartoon Prints Collection, Library of Congress...

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Political Cartoon Depicting Benedict Arnold and Jefferson Davis in Hell
A Proper Family Reunion, American political cartoon showing Satan and Benedict Arnold welcoming Jefferson Davis to Hell. Arnold and Davis were considered two of the most notorious traitors in US history; Arnold, a Patriot general in the American...