Gettysburg Address

Page 1 of the Gettysburg Address is pictured in Lincoln's own handwriting. He delivered the famous speech on November 19, 1863 at the dedication of the Battlefield as a National Cemetery.

Old San Francisco

Gas lights line Montgomery Street in San Francisco in this 1895 photo.

'Tank Man'

On June 5, 1989, students staged a peaceful demonstration for democracy in Beijing's Tienanmen Square. The army, in an effort to break up the gathering, brought in troops and tanks. Teri Jones of the Associated Press, photographed the top picture of a lone individual who stood in the way of the approaching tanks in an effort to stop them. This picture, which was distributed to news outlets worldwide, became the identifying symbol of the Tienamen Massacre.

Recently, the individual known to the world as 'Tank Man' can be seen in the lower picture between two trees on the left side just above the pedestrian's left shoulder. Taken from street level, the picture shows him poised in the middle of the street as he awaits to confront the approaching tanks from the distance. This street level shot was taken by AP's Jeff Widener, and was only recently published.

Beach Beauty

A bathing beauty poses on the beach in this 1922 photograph.

Christmas at The Rock

Two Rockefeller Center trees are pictured in December 1938.

William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers

Will Rogers was a Cherokee-American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, and vaudeville actor. Born in Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) on November 4, 1879, he will always be remembered for his famous quotation "I never yet met a man that I dident[sic] like" The sentence was part of an original quote published in the November 6, 1926 edition of the Saturday Evening Post.

Wild Bill Hickok's Grave

This photograph of "Wild Bill's" Monument and Grave in Deadwood, South Dakota was taken in 1891. Born May 27, 1837, he was killed by Jack McCall on August 2, 1876 at this very spot.

'The British Are Coming!'

Old unused real photo postcard showing Christ Church in Boston, built in 1723. It is more famously known as The Old North Church, from where the lanterns were hung on the night of Paul Revere's historic ride.

Birth of The Kodak Camera

In 1888, George Eastman developed the 'Kodak' camera. It came preloaded with Eastman Celluloid film, capable of taking 100 pictures. Once the film was completely exposed, the camera itself was returned in order to have the pictures developed. The entire package sold for $25.

Thanksgiving Preparation

This photo, taken in 1900, shows a woman plucking a turkey on her front porch in preparation for Thanksgiving.