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 […]
Happy Birthday Thomas Jefferson!
Thomas Jefferson is remembered by many living both in and outside of the […]
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 […]
That’s no Moon!: The Story of Endor and its Link to Modern Culture
The Endor magazine, published at Lehigh University from 1959 to 1966, has had […]
Schreiber Maps circa 1750: Atlas Selectus
Lehigh Special Collections has recently digitized a series of maps collectively known as […]
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