May 17. Formation date for the New York Stock Exchange in 1792.
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May 17, 1792. Formation date for the New York Stock Exchange in 1792. Advertising trade card selling sewing thread, using the NY Stock Exchange as the scene, from 1bout 1885.
May 16. Andrew Johnson avoids impeachment by one Senate vote, 1868.
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May 16, 1868. Andrew Johnson avoids impeachment by one Senate vote, 1868. Sheet music depicting the state of the American South after the Civil War, printed in 1867.
May 14. ” The Stars and Stripes Forever” first played.
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May 14, 1897. ” The Stars and Stripes Forever” first played Willow Grove, PA, 1897. Photochrome of the Philadelphia home of Betsy Ross, designer of the American flag, the Stars and…
May 13. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees to England, 1940.
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May 13, 1940. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees to England, 1940. Cigar box label with Queen Wilhelmina as the attraction. From about 1890.
May 11. Minnesota admitted to the American union in 1858.
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May 11, 1858. Minnesota admitted to the American union in 1858. Advertising trade card of the State of Minnesota, issued circa 1885.
May 8. German Luftwaffe attacks Nottingham, England in 1941.
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May 8, 1941.German Luftwaffe attacks Nottingham, England in 1941. German airport from the Nazi era, circa 1943.
May 7. Joan of Arc leads her troops, 1429.
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May 7, 1429. An injured Joan of Arc returns from battle leads her troops in the Siege of Orleans, 1429. Sarah Bernhardt is shown in the role of Joan of Arc in…
May 6. George V takes the throne of England in 1910.
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May 6, 1910. George V takes the throne of England in 1910, after the death of Edward VII. Postcard of King George V and Queen Mary shortly after assuming the throne.
May 5. Haile Selassie returns to Ethiopia, 1941.
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May 5, 1941. Haile Selassie returns to Ethiopia, 1941. Haile Selassie meets Casey Stengel, manager of the Yankees during a trip to New York City in 1963.
June 5. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published in 1851.
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June 5, 1851. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published in serialized form in the abolitionist newspaper The New Era. Trade card advertising a stage show of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, circa 1880.
May 4. Ernest Hemingway awarded Pulitzer Prize in 1953.
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May 4, 1953. Ernest Hemingway awarded Pulitzer Prize in 1953. Ernest Hemingway is shown in one of his hunting expeditions in Africa, around 1940.
May 2. Stonewall Jackson fatally injured, 1863.
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May 2, 1863. In the Battle of Chancelorsville General Stonewall Jackson is injured by friendly fire, dying eight days later. Tobacco crate label from the mid-187os, featuring a profile portrait of…
April 30. Engineer Casey Jones dies in 1900.
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April 30, 1900 – Engineer Casey Jones dies in a train crash in Vaughn, Mississippi. • Sheet music for the Casey Jones song, 1905.
April 29. Civil War Admiral Farragut takes New Orleans in 1862.
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April 29, 1862 – Civil War Admiral Farragut takes New Orleans. • “King of the Seas” tobacco crate label from the late 1860s.
April 28. Benito Mussolini executed in 1945 (fascist)
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April 29, 1945 – Benito Mussolini and his mistress are executed in Italy. • Real photo postcard of Mussolini at a military gathering, circa 1940.
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