The Tuskegee Airmen
On January 16, 1941, the War Department announced the creation of the Army Air Corps 99th Pursuit Squadron – the
Past Documents
13th Amendment
On December 6, 1865, slavery throughout the United States became illegal when Georgia ratified the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. Four years
Refugee Act of 1980
In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, the need for a change in American policy concerning refugees became apparent as
The Coca-Cola Bottle: Celebrating 100 Years of an American Icon
“A bottle which a person could recognize even if they felt it in the dark”–Coca-Cola Company, 1915 Today the Coca-Cola
Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
On September 2, 1945, representatives from the Japanese government and Allied forces assembled aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay