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1927
Lost Aviators, Doomed Radicals, and a Priest in the Ruins: August 25, 1927
Amerikanski srbobran (Pittsburg, Pa.;Pittsburgh, Pa.)
1926
When a Senator's Last Wish Was a Simple Country Funeral (Plus: Record-Breaking Clam Eating Contest!)
Daily Kennebec journal (Augusta, Me.)
1906
Bombs in St. Petersburg, Political Intrigue in Honolulu, and the Great Hawaiian Land Rush of 1906
The Hawaiian star (Honolulu [Oahu])
1896
McKinley vs. the Depression: How a Tariff Speech Predicted the 1896 Election That Changed America
The Wichita daily eagle (Wichita, Kan.)
1886
How a Cow Derailed a Train & Geronimo's Last Stand Begins—August 25, 1886
The Washington critic (Washington, D.C.)
1876
Apache Gunfight & Deadly Windstorm Hit Arizona Territory—Plus the Centennial Comes to Prescott
Arizona weekly miner (Prescott, Ariz.)
1866
ONE YEAR AFTER APPOMATTOX: Republicans Plan Second Civil War? (1866 Auburn, California)
The Placer herald (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.)
1865
The Trial That Defined War Crimes: Andersonville's Commandant Faces Justice
The New York herald (New York [N.Y.])
1864
1864 Connecticut: While Sherman Closes In on Atlanta, a Small-Town Paper Reveals What Really Mattered to Americans on...
The Willimantic journal (Willimantic, Conn.)
1863
Charleston Under Fire: How the Civil War Turned on Sleeping Civilians (Aug 25, 1863)
Memphis daily appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
1862
Richmond Under Pressure: The Moment the South's Military Luck Began to Turn (Aug. 25, 1862)
Richmond Whig (Richmond, Va.)
1861
Bull Run Victory in Nashville: The South's Finest Hour—or So They Thought
Daily Nashville patriot (Nashville, Tenn.)
1856
1856: New Orleans Commerce in Overdrive—Steamboats, Windmills, and the Summer Before Everything Changed
New Orleans daily crescent ([New Orleans, La.])
1846
One Cent for Virtue: Inside the First Issue of Washington's Temperance Newspaper, August 1846
The Columbian fountain (Washington, D.C.)
1836
A Maryland Gold Rush Pitch From 1836—And the Slave Auction Listed Below It
Daily national intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.])
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