Tuesday, September 3, 2013

What Happened on Your Birthday? Newspaper Archives Tell the Tale

There are numerous online sites where you can find exactly what you are looking for. Many have actual newspaper images. Try these to see if you can find what happened 100 years ago on your birthday, or what the world was like on this day 75 years ago.

Chronicling America, Historic American Newspapers from the Library of Congress provides access to more than 500 historic newspapers representing large cities and rural areas in 25 states and the District of Columbia dating from 1836 to 1922.

Today in History is another content-rich resource from the Library of Congress. 
Have fun!

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