Chronicling America API

Searching the historical American Newspapers

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This API is best for researching and retrieving historical data records from American newspapers.

A developer should use this API because it allows them to access comprehensive historical records of US newspapers up to 1923, in both searchable and API format. This API can be used to search for specific data or use data to create customized projects such as website, mobile apps, and visualizations.

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Chronicling America API helped me to discover an amazing amount of facts that don't appear in typical textbooks. With the help of Chronicling America API, I was able to bring my research project to a whole new level.

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