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Public Domain newspaper articles in the US span a period of nearly two and a half centuries. Subjects, styles, period, publisher, and length vary greatly. This collection is a sampling of twenty such articles including one from the Journal de Paris. Although some of the works on the LibriVox catalog such as the Federalist Papers were published in newspapers, this is the first collection of newspaper articles. (Summary by James Smith)

Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 1 by Various LibriVox

    • Arts

Public Domain newspaper articles in the US span a period of nearly two and a half centuries. Subjects, styles, period, publisher, and length vary greatly. This collection is a sampling of twenty such articles including one from the Journal de Paris. Although some of the works on the LibriVox catalog such as the Federalist Papers were published in newspapers, this is the first collection of newspaper articles. (Summary by James Smith)

    1784-04-26 Letter to the authors of the Journal de Paris: Daylight Savings Time

    1784-04-26 Letter to the authors of the Journal de Paris: Daylight Savings Time

    • 10 min
    1859-10-28 The Tragedy at Harper's Ferry

    1859-10-28 The Tragedy at Harper's Ferry

    • 5 min
    1861-02-18 Inauguration of the President of the Southern Confederacy

    1861-02-18 Inauguration of the President of the Southern Confederacy

    • 4 min
    1861-03-08 The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln

    1861-03-08 The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln

    • 28 min
    1865-02-01 From Washington: Abolition of Slavery

    1865-02-01 From Washington: Abolition of Slavery

    • 2 min
    1888-09-01 A Terribly Brutal Murder in Whitechapel

    1888-09-01 A Terribly Brutal Murder in Whitechapel

    • 1 min

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