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Ulysses S. Grant | Article

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant

Read an electronic edition of Ulysses Grant's famous Personal Memoirs, a 19th-century bestseller.

Ulysses S. Grant | Image Gallery

U.S. Grant: In His Shoes

Take a look at the world of Grant's early life.

FDR | Primary Source

First Inaugural Address 1933

FDR tells Americans the only thing they have to fear is fear itself.

Truman | Primary Source

Leaflets Warning Japanese of Atomic Bomb

Leaflets dropped on cities in Japan warning civilians about the atomic bomb, dropped c. August 6, 1945.

The Murder of Emmett Till | Timeline

The Murder of Emmett Till

Emmett Till's body is taken to Chicago's Roberts Temple Church of God for viewing and funeral services. Emmett's mother decides to have an open casket funeral.

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James Buchanan

Buchanan's faith that the legal system would resolve the slavery issue locked him into inaction.

FDR | Primary Source

Greetings to the Civilian Conservation Corps

The president hails the workers of the Civilian Conservation Corps.

George H.W. Bush | Digital Short

When Barbara Met George

Barbara Pierce met George Bush when she was just 16. She married him three years later.

George H.W. Bush | Article

Barbara Pierce Bush

As first lady, Barbara Bush drew on her experience as a mother to shape the projects she chose to champion.

Ulysses S. Grant | Article

Grant's Funeral March

The column of mourners who accompanied Grant was seven miles long. Among those mourners were three presidents.

Ulysses S. Grant | Article

Grant's World Tour

When Grant left with his family for a world tour in 1877, he had more than rest and relaxation in mind.

Ulysses S. Grant | Article

The Panic of 1873

When the banking firm of Jay Cooke and Company, a firm heavily invested in railroad construction, closed its doors on September 18, 1873, a major economic panic swept the nation.