AP Historical Hard Drive 2001

This undated engraving shows the scene on July 4, 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia,...

The New York Herald building is shown with a bellringer on top in this photo circa 1898 in New York City. (AP Photo)

Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant, commanded the Army of the Potomac in the Battle of the Wilderness, May 5th and 6th, 1864, one of the greatest military s...

The committee chosen to draft a declaration of independence for the 13 North American British colonies is shown at work in this 19th century engraving...

Photo shows the inspection of Union troops at Cumberlanding, Pamunkey, Va in 1862 during the peninsular campaign. (AP Photo)

This is an undated photo of an illustration from A History of the Amistad Captives by John W. Barber, 1840. The illustration depicts captive Africans...

The first draft of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is shown on Nov. 2, 1950. The president delivered the address at the dedication of the Gettys...

This is a copy of the first published version of

Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II, 37, is shown in 1896, eight years after being crowned emperor of Germany. (AP Photo)

American showman P.T. Barnum is shown in 1882 at an unknown location. In his lifetime, Barnum was an entrepreneur, museum owner, politician, journali...