The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory: Overview The Great Chicago Fire of October 8-10, 1871, was anevent of such enduring fame not just because of the dramatic nature and enormous extent of the devastation, but also because of when and where it occurred. http: //chicagohs.org/fire/intro/
Bejamin Franklin A year by year documentation of Franklins life http: //english.udel.edu/lemay/franklin/
Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention Home Page The Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789, collection contains Printed broadsides offering an account of America's struggle for nationhood. http: //lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/bdsdhome.html
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