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Loyalist Printer Articles

Freedom of the Press-George Washington & a Loyalist Printer

November 4, 2020 0

Because GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives date back centuries, we can discover the origin stories of a bedrock American principle: freedom of the press. One such story involves…

First Presidential Debate Articles

America’s First Presidential Debate

October 22, 2020 0

Sixty years ago, two presidential candidates took to a Chicago stage for America’s first televised presidential debate. One candidate was Vice President Richard Nixon. The…

Woodrow Wilson Articles

President Wilson Stricken with Spanish Flu

October 20, 2020 0

Have other presidents become ill during a pandemic, similar to President Trump’s contraction of COVID-19? President George Washington did not catch yellow fever during the…

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100 Years Ago-The Tennessee Hero Behind the Headlines

August 18, 2020 0

The newspaper headlines couldn’t have been more nail biting 100 years ago in mid-August 1920: only one more state was needed to ratify the 19th…

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Meet America the Goddess this Independence Day

July 2, 2020 0

This Independence Day meet America, the aspirational goddess of the American Revolution. The Boston Almanac printed an image of America as a resilient Greek goddess in 1782,…

Covid-19-Polio GenealogyBank.com Articles

Comparing the COVID-19 Pandemic to the Polio Epidemic

April 17, 2020 0

How does our response to the COVID-19 pandemic compare to past epidemics? I looked back at another epidemic, one that infected my mother when she…

Salk Vaccine Articles

Salk’s Vaccine Vanquished Poliovirus 65 Years Ago

April 13, 2020 0

From sewing masks to donating food, Americans have shown a giving spirit during the COVID-19 pandemic. A similar spirit existed in the 1950s during another…

Hamilton Epidemic GenealogyBank.com Articles

In the 1st U.S. Epidemic, Alexander Hamilton Leveraged Newspapers to Save Lives

March 18, 2020 0

As America combats the novel coronavirus, looking back at America’s first epidemic during George Washington’s presidency – using GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives – shows how Alexander Hamilton…

Sojourner Truth GenealogyBank.com Articles

Black History Month: Searching for Sojourner Truth-GenealogyBank.com

February 21, 2020 0

Sojourner Truth, an escaped slave who became an abolitionist and women’s rights advocate, is often celebrated during Black History Month. This year, historians are also…

Valentine's Day Suffrage Articles

Would Valentine’s Day in 1916 Give Women the Vote

February 13, 2020 0

The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote. From commemorative coins issued by the U.S. Treasury Department to special…

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