A copy of the proclamation of France’s approval of the Louisiana Purchase and a yearbook from Fidel Castro’s high school were rescued Tuesday (March 26) from a four-alarm fire at the Karpeles ...
ST. LOUIS • The velvet-bound documents that make up the Louisiana Purchase live deep in Washington’s National Archives, in acid-free boxes on low-light shelves inside a humidity-controlled vault. The ...
Aging pieces of paper. A knife and fork. A portrait of Napoleon. They seem like disparate items, randomly put together. But they all played a role in one of the most important events in American -- ...
On October 20, 1803, the Senate ratified a treaty with France, promoted by President Thomas Jefferson, that doubled the size of the United States. But was Jefferson empowered to make that $15 million ...
In a year of 250th birthday celebrations for St. Louis, the region just got one of the coolest gifts of all: A look at the document that made us a part of the United States. The Treaty of Cession is ...
NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana has never been shy about celebrating its culture and heritage, and 2003 offers the state a grand opportunity to take center stage. Next year marks the bicentennial of the ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Christopher Hitchens lectures on his book "Thomas Jefferson: Author of America" which discusses the building of American territories during his ...
Aging pieces of paper. A knife and fork. A portrait of Napoleon. They seem like disparate items, randomly put together. But they all played a role in one of the most important events in American — and ...
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- The bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase continues to be big news for tourism in Louisiana, and several new packages aim to make it easier for visitors to participate in ...
On this day in 1803, the Senate ratified a treaty with France that doubled the size of the United States and paved the way for its westward expansion. The vote was 24-7. The Louisiana Purchase proved ...
TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
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