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John Henry Eaton (1790-1856), US secretary of war, etching by James Barton Longacre. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, New York Public Library.

This map illustrates the realities in Europe after the Second World War (1939-45), as the continent was divided between the Western bloc, backed by the United States, and the Eastern bloc, controlled by the Soviet Union. To rebuild Western...

A cigar box depicting the Petticoat affair (1829-1831); Margaret 'Peggy' Eaton (née O'Neill) is depicted in the center. To the left, President Andrew Jackson offers her flowers – symbolizing his support for her during the scandal – while...

Martin Van Buren around the time he was serving as Andrew Jackson's secretary of state. Oil on panel portrait by Francis Alexander, 1830. White House Collection, Washington, D.C.

Andrew Jackson as the seventh president of the United States (1829-37), oil on canvas portrait by Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, 1835. White House Collection, Washington, D.C.

The Unification of Italy and the Creation of Germany in the mid-19th century, alongside the Congress of Berlin in 1878, redefined the political landscape of Europe, consolidating fragmented states into unified nations while reshaping alliances...

Front page of Freedom's Journal, 30 March 1827, the first newspaper owned, operated, and contributed to by African Americans in the USA. David Walker, the abolitionist, wrote for Freedom's Journal beginning in 1827. Photograph/scan by the...

Title page of the 1830 edition of David Walker's Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World.

Edward G. Walker (sometimes given as Edwin G. Walker, l. 1830-1901), son of abolitionist David Walker, one of the first two Black men elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature.

The UK-US military intelligence listening station at RAF Menwith Hill in Yorkshire, England. The satellite ground station is used to intercept communications and warn of missile attacks. The site was built in the mid-1950s and is still in...