Happy Anniversary to Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning!
Today, September 12, 2017, marks the 171st wedding anniversary of Elizabeth Barrett Browning […]
Category: History
Governor of Massachusetts John Winthrop: May 17, 1631
In 1629, John Winthrop joined the Massachusetts Bay Company, after gaining a royal […]
Death of John Herschel, May 11th, 1871
On this day, May 11th, in 1871, John Herschel died at age 79. […]
Trial and Execution of Antoine Lavoisier, May 8, 1794
Today is the anniversary of French scientist Antoine Lavoisier’s trial and execution by […]
John James Audubon
Today, April 26th, is the birthday of ornithologist, artist and naturalist John James […]
Earth Day at Lehigh, April 22, 1970
Earth Day as we know it owes its creation to former U.S. Senator […]
America’s Chosen One: Lincoln’s Assassination, April 14, 1865
As we remember the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14th, it is […]
Play Ball!: Henry Chadwick’s 1866 Base Ball Player’s Book of Reference
To celebrate the beginning of the 2017 Major League Baseball season, Special Collections […]
The 150th Anniversary of America’s purchase of Alaska
On March 30, 1867, the United States bought the territory of Russian America […]
Photographs of Civil Engineering from the Civil War
The Herman Haupt Civil War Military Transportation Photographs collection, which includes sixty photographs showing […]
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