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A Draft of Presidential Proclamation 80

15/4/1861

Author: Abraham Lincoln

Description: A draft of Abraham Lincoln's Presidential Proclamation 80, calling up 75,000 militiamen for 3 month's service and calling Congress into an emergency session

Tags: Secession Crisis, American Civil War


Short Korherr Report

19/4/1943

Author: Richard Korherr

Description: The short version of Korherr's Aktion Reinhard Report, meant for Adolf Hitler himself to read.

Tags: Holocaust, Aktion Reinhard, WW2, SS


Presidential Proclamation 80

15/4/1861

Author: Abraham Lincoln

Description: The final version of Abraham Lincoln's Presidential Proclamation 80, calling up 75,000 militiamen for 3 month's service and calling Congress into an emergency session

Tags: Secession Crisis, American Civil War


Letter Received From General Thomas T. Handy To General Carl Spaatz Authorizing The Dropping Of The First Atomic Bomb

25/6/1945

Author: Thomas T. Handy

Description: This the order authorizing the dropping of the atomic bomb Little Boy on Japan after August 3rd. Little Boy was a nuclear fission-based weapon.

Tags: Strategic Bombing


Special Counsel Jack Smith's Final Report on Investigations into Donald Trump, Volume I

7/1/2025

Author: Jack Smith

Description: This report by Special Counsel Jack Smith details two Department of Justice investigations concerning President Donald Trump. The first investigation focused on alleged efforts to interfere with the 2020 presidential election, and the second concerned the possession of classified documents post-presidency. The report outlines the prosecutorial decisions, adherence to Justice Department policies, and challenges encountered, including the eventual dismissal of cases due to Mr. Trump's re-election and presidential immunity.

Tags: 2nd Donald Trump Presidency, 2020 United States Presidential Election


Abgrenzung der Siedlungsgebiete im ehemals sowjetischen Raum

7/5/1942

Author: None

Description: A May 7, 1942 letter from Berlin's "Hauptabteilung II" regarding the demarcation of settlement areas in former Soviet territories, outlining concerns about future design and requesting approval from Himmler.

Tags: WW2, Lebensraum, Generalplan Ost