Timeline
Every guide, in its time.
Read across eras and regions, then open a guide to see the sources behind its dates. A shared date is a question to investigate, not evidence of contact.
5 of 91 guides in North America
1500 CE onward 3
- 1947 CE
Roswell: what a records search can establish.
Roswell: what a records search can establish.
Roswell, New Mexico, United States · North America · Archives & disputed history
Compare a federal records search with later official reports while keeping their findings and limits separate.
- 1972–1974 CE
Watergate: follow the archival tape.
Watergate: follow the archival tape.
United States · North America · Archives & disputed history
An archival collection offers a route from a familiar historical label to identified recordings.
- 1977 CE
MKULTRA: a hearing and a response.
MKULTRA: a hearing and a response.
United States · North America · Archives & disputed history
Read an official hearing alongside an agency statement, with attention to scope and missing records.
Not tied to one period 2
- Cold War activities and 1970s investigation
CIA and the media: a document and a label.
CIA and the media: a document and a label.
United States · North America · Archives & disputed history
Read official investigations and policy records before combining different activities under one familiar name.
- Twentieth-century programs and 1970s review
COINTELPRO: records and congressional review.
COINTELPRO: records and congressional review.
United States · North America · Archives & disputed history
Explore a documented program through its archive and the review that examined intelligence abuses.
Keep the habit
Dates are ranges. Read them that way.
Each guide names its period, its place, and the records that support them.
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