Popular Footnote Pages, 21-40

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

  The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the initial conflict sin the American Revolutionary War. On April 19, 1775, a force of British Army regulars…

  by Edward1026 and others can contribute.

  Updated 04 Nov 2009 - 437 views this week (2,097 total)

  Contributions 29 images, 5 stories

• Brown vs. Board of Education

  After the Supreme Court ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, the doctrine of “separate but equal” applied to all segregated facilities throughout…

  by Clio and others can contribute.

  Updated 09 Dec 2008 - 437 views this week (12,227 total)

  Contributions 14 images, 1 comment, 1 story

• Underground Railroad

  You are a slave. Your body, your time, your very breath belong to a farmer in 1850s Maryland. Six long days a week you tend his fields and make him rich.…

  by bgill

  Updated 23 Mar 2008 - 423 views this week (64,204 total)

  Contributions 44 images, 3 comments, 46 stories

• Bonnie & Clyde

  Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow met in 1930 and formed one of the greatest crime duos in American history. Their crime spree lasted for two years, and by…

  by Clio and others can contribute.

  Updated 19 Oct 2009 - 421 views this week (11,703 total)

  Contributions 15 images, 1 comment, 1 story

• The Homestead Act, 1862

  The Homestead Act of 1862 was the culmination of decades of work to organize and distribute government lands. Every 160-acre parcel largely went to new…

  by Clio and others can contribute.

  Updated 06 May 2009 - 413 views this week (34,173 total)

  Contributions 12 images, 1 comment, 1 story

• The Battle of Little Big Horn

  It is hard to say how many years ago the Dakota Indians of the Northern Mississippi River began to spill over the Missouri in search of game, and became…

  by bgill

  Updated 18 Jun 2007 - 411 views this week (55,618 total)

  Contributions 41 images, 2 comments, 26 stories

• The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

  When faced with a full-scale invasion of Japan or the dropping of atomic bombs, newly-appointed President Harry S Truman immediately realized the full…

  by Clio and others can contribute.

  Updated 09 Dec 2008 - 402 views this week (10,762 total)

  Contributions 12 images, 1 comment, 1 story

• Plymouth, Massachusetts - Pilgram's landing site

  Plymouth, Massachusetts was the site of Pilgram's landing in 1620 and also the site of the first Thanksgiving. The site is markered by the Plymouth Rock…

  by Edward1026 and others can contribute.

  Updated 04 Nov 2009 - 401 views this week (1,442 total)

  Contributions 17 images, 4 stories

• The Prohibition Era, 1919-1933

  Prohibition began with temperance movements throughout the United States before the Civil War. Alcohol consumption had become closely related with poverty…

  by Clio and others can contribute.

  Updated 25 Mar 2009 - 398 views this week (5,962 total)

  Contributions 27 images, 1 comment, 2 stories

• PATRIOTS OF COLOR ~ REVOLUTIONARY WAR

  African Americans - free, slave, and ex-slave - fought side by side with white colonists seeking independence from British domination. GEORGE WASHINGTON,…

  by bgill

  Updated 04 May 2007 - 388 views this week (7,905 total)

  Contributions 3 images, 2 comments, 16 stories

• Joseph Irvin LEWIS, born Washington DC, dec'd Washington DC, timeline and some info.

  Joseph's father helped to build a large area in Washington DC. Part of that area, is today known as Florida Ave., Washington DC. I think Joseph…

  by llighthse

  Updated 24 Oct 2009 - 378 views this week (45,656 total)

  Contributions 50 images, 3 comments, 9 stories

• Confederate Compiled Military Service Records

  Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers who served in organizations from various Southern states, 1861-1865

  by footnote_catalog

  Updated 01 Dec 2008 - 374 views this week (44,902 total)

  Contributions 6 images, 2 comments, 7 stories

• Jim Crow Laws

  This site explores the impact of the Jim Crow Laws .

  by HeatherBlythe

  Updated 24 Oct 2008 - 371 views this week (12,547 total)

  Contributions 3 images, 1 comment, 5 stories

• The Choctaw Indians

  The Choctaw Indians have inhabited the Mississippi region since the pre-Columbian era. The Choctaws were considered one of the “Five Civilized Tribes”…

  by Clio and others can contribute.

  Updated 22 Nov 2009 - 368 views this week (384 total)

  Contributions 1 image, 1 story

• Footnote Search Tips (updated)

  The search on Footnote is designed to help you quickly filter through millions of images to find what you are looking for. If you have suggestions for…

  by Footnote_Team

  Updated 09 Oct 2009 - 363 views this week (80,231 total)

  Contributions 3 images, 4 comments, 4 stories

• Emmanuel O. LITTLE b. 1865 in Northern, Maryland

  This is one of the Grandfather's of Gladys Lavenia STONER-HANDIBOE, mother of William Roy HANDIBOE. This LITTLE, married a "twin" SMITH, as well as his…

  by llighthse

  Updated 26 Jun 2009 - 342 views this week (52,450 total)

  Contributions 28 images, 1 comment, 2 stories

• The Gettysburg Address

  On November 19, 1863, President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremonies of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg,…

  by Clio and others can contribute.

  Updated 09 Nov 2009 - 339 views this week (1,776 total)

  Contributions 5 images, 1 comment, 1 story

• A Polar Bear in North Russia

  This series of posts highlights my paternal great-grandfather's service in the American North Russian Expeditionary Forces at the end of World War I.

  by kidmiff

  Updated 14 Oct 2009 - 339 views this week (41,305 total)

  Contributions 1 comment, 10 stories

• Adolf Hitler

  Adolf Hitler began his life with artistic aspirations and a critical father. This awkward loner relied on hate and ambition to rise to Fuhrer in Germany.…

  by Clio and others can contribute.

  Updated 02 Dec 2008 - 339 views this week (7,588 total)

  Contributions 11 images, 1 story

• Footnote Press Room

  The latest happenings about Footnote.

  by Footnote_Team

  Updated 20 Nov 2009 - 338 views this week (52,266 total)

  Contributions 1 image, 30 stories