Shorter red lights, no aerosol cans
In this January 21, 1977, letter, Grace Ledbetter congratulates Jimmy Carter on being elected President of the United States. She also states her concerns regarding...
Students feel a draft
The representatives of the American Student Union argued in their petition that a draft was incompatible with democratic ideals. A draft would affect college...
“The finest young officer”
In this “Naval Speed Letter” of May 20, 1954, to the Chief of Naval Personnel, Commander Dudley S. Billett states that Lieutenant John K. Koelsch was not...
The Lincoln penny
The Lincoln penny was the first American coin to bear a portrait. Introduced in 1909, the coin commemorated the 100-year anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. The...
Two if by sea from Major Lee
In this letter dated 25 August 1779, General George Washington forwarded a letter from Major General Anthony Wayne to Samuel Huntington, President of Congress....
Urging speedy ratification
A day after receiving a letter from Congressman Emanuel Celler of New York, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee soliciting his views, Louis H. Pollak, a faculty...
Valor second to none
Lieutenant Colonel Richard P. Schumann describes in detail the rescue of three Combat Controllers by the pilots of "a slow, un-armed, highly vulnerable transport...