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Document issued in 1872 lists rules of behavior for public school teachers.
An 1895 graduation examination for eighth grade students documents a shocking decline in educational standards.
A government memo regulating the sale of cabbages runs close to 27,000 words.
A list of "Communist Rules for Revolution" was discovered by Allied forces in Germany in 1919.
The famous poem Desiderata was discovered in a church in 1692.
A list of ten steps to a good marriage comes from a 1950s home economics textbook.
A Texas farmer filed an unusual, self-penned will in 1934.
A 1940s report on school discipline problems cited gum-chewing, littering and making noise in class as the most worrisome problems then faced by educators.
Applicant with lengthy arrest record successfully disputes being rejected for a job with the District of Columbia's public school system.
Submarine commander issues archly humorous letter when his requisition for toilet paper is cancelled.
An 1877 list of "tips for stagecoach travelers" is genuine.
A "1943 Guide to Hiring Women" from a transportation magazine is real.
An administrative note penned in the margin of an FBI memo is misinterpreted by Bureau staff, leading them to cast a wary eye upon Mexico and Canada.
Mitchell Kaye, a Georgia state representative, penned the "Bill of No Rights."
In his book Earth in the Balance, Senator Al Gore wrote that Christians are a "blight on the environment" and that "to believe in Bible prophecy is unforgivable."
The popular Internet essay "The Paradox of Our Time" was penned by a Columbine High School student.*
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