August 4, 2010 by Chris Willis | 1 Comment
With their hit phonograph machine, the Victrola, Victor Talking Machine Company was the Apple of their day. At the height of their success in 1917, more than 500,000 hand-powered Victrolas were being sold each year. But Thomas Edison, who had … Continue reading
September 10, 2009 by Tyler | Comments Off
Today in History; on September 10, 1813, nine U.S. vessals defeated and captured six British vessals in the Battle of Lake Erie, effectively taking control of the strategic Lake Erie. Find out why Lake Erie was so important and helped … Continue reading
November 20, 2008 by Peter | 2 Comments
It’s amazing what a plane can go through and still keep flying. This morning I was looking through some photos on the site and came into a section of photos taken in England of planes that had been damaged on … Continue reading
July 21, 2008 by Blake Scarbrough | 1 Comment
The FBI files, one of the original titles we launched with on Footnote back in January 2007, include tales of espionage during World War I, case files for German aliens who were politically suspect, records pertaining to Mexican neutrality, and … Continue reading
July 4, 2008 by Blake Scarbrough | 1 Comment
We would like to wish you a happy Independence Day from the Footnote Team! We recognize our ancestor’s sacrifice for this country and we are grateful that we have so many of these historic documents that made this day possible. … Continue reading
February 18, 2008 by Chris Willis | Comments Off
Photo: Chris Willis, 2007 Lincoln Assassination Papers Gettysburg Address Letters of George Washington Gen. Washington accepts the job as Commander – but with some reservations Truman approves dropping of Atomic Bomb
February 3, 2008 by Chris Willis | 3 Comments
We are happy to be able to open free access to more than 1 million images and documents from The National Archives and others. Here’s an example of a diagram found in the WWII Japanese Air Targets Analyses (WWII) documents… … Continue reading
