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Inauguration 2013
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Explore American history with 365 of the most fascinating documents and photos from the collections of the US National Archives. Today's Document is an interactive gallery that displays a significant historical document or photo for each day of the year. You can learn what happened on your birthday, search for a document by keyword, or just browse at your leisure.
Featured documents have included popular documents like the Declaration of Independence and Emancipation Proclamation as well as lesser known (but equally fascinating) documents like the Zimmerman Telegram, President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1961 Farewell address, and a handwritten draft of President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address.
Features:
· Pinch to zoom and inspect individual documents and photos—each rendered as stunning high resolution images.
· Swipe a document left or right to view the previous or next day’s document.
· Use the calendar icon to select a specific date or just browse documents at random.
· Tap the info icon to read fascinating background information (including extensive links to related web sites).
· Add a document to your favorites list by tapping the star icon.
· Share documents via email, Facebook or Twitter by tapping the share icon.
Today’s Document is based on the America’s Historical Documents feature found at www.archives.gov/historical-docs/.
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Featured documents have included popular documents like the Declaration of Independence and Emancipation Proclamation as well as lesser known (but equally fascinating) documents like the Zimmerman Telegram, President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1961 Farewell address, and a handwritten draft of President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address.
Features:
· Pinch to zoom and inspect individual documents and photos—each rendered as stunning high resolution images.
· Swipe a document left or right to view the previous or next day’s document.
· Use the calendar icon to select a specific date or just browse documents at random.
· Tap the info icon to read fascinating background information (including extensive links to related web sites).
· Add a document to your favorites list by tapping the star icon.
· Share documents via email, Facebook or Twitter by tapping the share icon.
Today’s Document is based on the America’s Historical Documents feature found at www.archives.gov/historical-docs/.
Tags: today’s document android, todays document, "todays document" android, android "todays document", historical document displays.
Comments and ratings for Today’s Document
(70 stars)
by Carol Taylor on 04/04/2013
SD card. Love this and will reinstall when storage options change. The US Govt. photos app can be stored on the SD card - this can too. Thanks for making these available.
(70 stars)
by Sandy Waters Phillips on 12/01/2013
However, on my tablet, the keyboard pops up at opening the app, and with every swipe to page forward or back: a little annoying. Also, it would be nice to be able to pinch to zoom in on the docs as some are too small to read. Since you cannot, this nec
(70 stars)
by A Google User on 11/03/2012
Great idea and interesting documents...I look forward to seeing the next document each day
(70 stars)
by Beanie on 29/11/2011
History every day
A great app for a daily dose of history. Good way to access historical information in primary document form.
(70 stars)
by Michael on 14/09/2011
Good!
They do provide an overview, user your eyes and your menu key!
(70 stars)
by Salem on 06/07/2011
Agree with comment below. Why not include the original AND a version that's actually legible? Maybe even include a brief overview of the document.
(70 stars)
by Krazman on 04/07/2011
Great idea. Lousy execution. Font too small and faint to read on 5" screen. Dell Streak 5. UNINSTALLED