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Big Spender

Certain humor still rings as true today as it ever did. The front page of a 1906 Chicago Tribune shows off its funny side with this cartoon of a boy swarmed by female admirers, all because he has some pocket … Continue reading →

London Times Announces End of U.S. Civil War

Conflict: Civil War

by Karen

On 24 April 1865, 15 days after the event actually occurred, the London Times announced General Lee’s surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to General Grant. The Times reported, “The great war on which the eyes of the world … Continue reading →