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.

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

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

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

1861-03-08 The Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln

1865-02-01 From Washington: Abolition of Slavery

1888-09-01 A Terribly Brutal Murder in Whitechapel

1888-09-09 Whitechapel Startled by a Fourth Murder

1888-10-01 Dismay in Whitechapel

1888-10-02 London’s Awful Mystery: The Whitechapel Murderer Still Untracked

1888-10-03 Another Mysterious Murder Brought to Light

Historical Newspaper Articles by Various