Read President Thomas Jefferson's secret message to Congress through which he asked for money to explore the West. The 1803 document is accompanied by transcription and overview of its content.

CNN's coverage on Joe Biden provides basic facts, video highlights, transcripts and speeches.

Learn about the Hudson's Bay Company monopoly of the fur trade in Western Canada from 1821-1850. This Alberta Online Encyclopedia article has pictures, hot links to important terms and a Listen link that features audio from the Heritage...

This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia gives some background history to the creation of the Bill of Rights and contains a transcription of the first ten amendments to the Constitution in their original form.

Audio and video coverage of the reigning champion Bill Clinton and challenger Bob Dole during presidential debates. Comprehensive site with candidates' views on many issues as well as a full debate transcript.

Learn about this landmark Supreme Court case on the issues of federal power and commerce. Provides an image of a document from the case files and a transcript of the opinion delivered in 1819 by Chief Justice John Marshall.

As part of a PBS American Experience film about Queen Liliuokalani and the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, this brief overview gives personal information about the queen and explains her attempts at protecting her country. Included...

The Our Documents group offers information on Richard Henry Lee's 1776 resolution proposing colonial independence. See the original document, read the transcript, and download a printer-friendly version.

Use this site to learn the history of the 1778 U.S. defensive Treaty of Alliance with France, view images of the document, read a transcript, or download a printer-friendly version.

Explanation of the importance of the Social Security Act and how it differed from social security initiatives of European countries. Includes a facsimile of the act's official entry in the Enrolled Acts and Regulations of Congress, along...

A transcription of the English translation of The Book of the Courtier done by Sir Thomas Hoby in 1561. The language and spelling are Elizabethan rather than modern English. The book, which was very popular in the 16th century, describes...

Published on 5/02/2003, CNN describes the speech given by President Bush marking the end of combat operations in Iraq. The speech was given on an Aircraft Carrier outside of San Diego. You will be able to see a transcript of the speech,...

Companion website for the PBS documentary on the crime spree of John Dillinger, an infamous gangster. Included are a transcript of the film, biographies of people in the film, pictures of gangsters of the era, and a teacher's guide for...

A transcript of President Eisenhower's State of the Union address where he focused on the anti-communist initiative on behalf of the United States.

A transcript of President Eisenhower's State of the Union on 1956 where he urges the nation to not judge people on their "color, race or religion" during a turbulent time in the United States.

Contains a profile of Ms. Gloria Chaw, a process engineer at Chevron Research & Technology Company in Richmond, California. Presents a video interview and written transcripts of portions of the interview.