Century Dispatch
July 12
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1927
Earthquake in the Holy Land + A Judge's Day of Reckoning: July 12, 1927
New Britain herald (New Britain, Conn.)
1926
1926: Naval Arsenal Explosion Creates 'Peace Time No Man's Land' + Lovers Must Keep Quiet While Parking
Brownsville herald (Brownsville, Tex.)
1906
1906: Lost teenagers, exploding lamps, and 160-acre land deals for $1.50
The Loup City northwestern (Loup City, Neb.)
1896
How New York Stopped Locking People Up on a Whim (1896): A Forgotten Victory for Due Process
The sun (New York [N.Y.])
1886
Inside Cleveland's White House: A Poker Player Turned Developer, a Mystery Suicide, and a French Poodle Named Hector
The Washington critic (Washington, D.C.)
1876
A Desperate Plea for Reform: What Democrats Demanded in 1876—and Why They Lost Everything
The Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria, La.)
1866
How New Orleans Dreamed of Turning Swampland into Paradise—1866
New Orleans daily crescent ([New Orleans, La.])
1865
1865: When Chicago Roasted Detroit's 'Farce' Convention (Plus Jeff Davis's Son's Awkward Song Choice)
Chicago tribune (Chicago, Ill.)
1864
The Rothschilds' Family Purge, the CSS Alabama's Final Battle, and Why Your Neighbor Can Pay to Skip the Draft
The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.)
1863
Lee's Army Crumbles—Rebel Officers Admit 'the Confederacy Had Gone Up' | July 12, 1863
Chicago daily tribune (Chicago, Ill.)
1862
One-Armed General, Stolen Suit, and Maine's Desperate Search for Soldiers: July 1862
The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.)
1861
A River City Prepares for War: What Evansville's July 1861 Newspaper Reveals About America's Hidden Transformation
The Evansville daily journal (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.])
1856
Ice Houses, Shipyards & Western Land Grabs: Washington's Hidden Industrial Life in 1856
The daily union (Washington [D.C.])
1846
A Fever Dream in the City: How 1846 New York Exposed Medical Quackery (With Charades)
Sunday dispatch (New York [N.Y.])
1836
July 1836: When America Was Obsessed With Canals, Not Railroads—See What People Were Actually Building
Daily national intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.])

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