A New Version of Custer’s Last Stand
As the Black Hills Pioneer of August 26, 1876 reports, “A new version of the Custer fight has just been learned.” Read the full story below:
Black Hills Pioneer Brings Deadwood to Life
Two of the historical figures appearing as primary characters in the HBO series Deadwood were Seth Bullock and Sol Star. Season 1 of Deadwood takes place in mid- to late-1876 when Deadwood was a gold-mining camp in the Dakota Territory. Fans of the HBO series will appreciate the newspaper below, an authentic and ultra scarce ...
The First National Report of Lincoln’s Assassination
President Abraham Lincoln was shot at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, April 14, 1865, at Ford’s Theater. He was moved to a house across the street where he died at 7:22 a.m. on Saturday, April 15. The news bulletins through 2 a.m. reached the New York Herald by telegraph in time to make its first edition, ...
The First Pony of The Pony Express
This time table for the Pony Express was published April 3, 1860 in the New York Herald.
The Salary of a King
As published in the December 26, 1803 issue of the Independent Chronicle (Boston).
The Deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died only hours apart on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. One of the best newspaper reports covering their deaths was the July 15, 1826 Niles’ Weekly Register, which also included biographical backgrounds and respects for each. Here are the first few ...
Three Cheers for Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is easily one the most famous speeches in American history. For collectors of historic newspapers, the speech is one of the most difficult to find printed in an 1863 paper. According to Wikipedia, “despite the speech’s prominent place in the history and popular culture of the United States, the exact wording ...
The 12 Letters That Preceded The Burr-Hamilton Duel
On the morning of July 11, 1804, a sitting Vice President of the United States shot and subsequently killed a Founding Father. Imagine the headlines and talk shows if that happened today!? There are plenty of books and websites — even films and humorous web videos — to browse for background and analysis on the famous ...
