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4th Amendment to the Constitution

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Jefferson Davis' Farewell Address

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Montesquieu The Spirit of the Laws Book XI- Excerpts

ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

Oklahoma Bombing Memorial Prayer Service Address

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Trenton State Sentinel and Capital, Editorial

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

President Carter and Omar Torrijos shaking hands after signing the Torrijos-Carter Treaties

Panama Canal Treaty of 1977

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

George Washington to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport

George Washington Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, 18 August 1790

Ronald Reagan’s “Evil Empire” Speech

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography

Barack Obama's Second Presidential Inauguration

President Barack Obama's Second Inaugural Address

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

H.J. Res. 80, proposing to amend the Constitution of the United States

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Oberlin Women’s Suffrage Debate

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Viet-Nam

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Sitting Bull Arrest Letter

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

Zimmerman Telegram

A French Account of Braddock's Defeat in 1755, Captain de Contrecoeur

ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)

Reconstruction Amendments 1865-1870

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Shabana Maani, gives a polio vaccination to a child in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday March 29, 2021 (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

John Adams Letter to Abigail Adams: February 16, 1801

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Virginia Declaration of Rights

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

"The American Senate" Published

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Emancipation Proclamation

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Lincoln, Hollywood, and an Opportunity for Historians- Excerpt

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

The President Dead- September 19, 1881

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)

The Tonkin Gulf Incident

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Salem Covenant of 1629

ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)

Salem Oath for Residents

ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)

Gettysburg Dedication Day Ceremony a Naturalization Ceremony & remarks from Steven Spielberg

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Glory hally, hallelujah! or The John Brown song. H. De Marsan, 54 Chatham Street, N.Y.

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Alliance for Progress

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Amendments to the Constitution of the United States

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

U.S.-Argentina Extradition Convention (1896)

“I Have Sinned” Speech

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

The document on permanent display in the Rotunda is the enrolled original Joint Resolution passed by Congress on September 25, 1789, proposing 12-not 10-amendments to the Constitution.

U.S. Bill of Rights

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Letter From Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams – June 13, 1804

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

Bill Clinton: Impact and Legacy

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation: Argentina and the U.S.

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Botiller v. Dominguez

ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900), ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Treaty of Velasco

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Address Before the Southern Commercial Congress in Mobile, Alabama

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Barack Obama’s Keynote Address

ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present), Metahistory & Historiography

Panama Canal Treaty

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

Announcement to the Army of the Death of President Lincoln

ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Jovita Idar, shown in this picture, and her family helped organize this event

Meeting of the Mexicanist Congress

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)

War Powers Resolution

ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930), ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

Cartel for the exchange of prisoners of war between Great Britain and the United States of America

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)

New Mexico - Laws for the Government of the Territory of New Mexico

ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Treaty of Peace and Friendship, Signed at Tunis

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)