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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Purpose: To set a common standard for human rights worldwide. Year Written: 1948
The Ninety-Five Theses
Purpose: To criticize the Catholic Church's practice of selling indulgences and spark the Protestant Reformation. Year Written: 1517
The Twelve Tables
Purpose: To provide a written code of law for the citizens of the Roman Republic. Year Written: 450 BC
United States Constitution
Purpose: To establish the framework of the government of the United States. Year Written: 1787
The Gettysburg Address
Purpose: To dedicate the Soldiers' National Cemetery and redefine the purpose of the Civil War. Year Delivered: 1863
Magna Carta
Purpose: To limit the powers of the English monarch and establish legal principles. Year Written: 1215
The Treaty of Versailles
Purpose: To officially end World War I and impose peace terms on Germany. Year Written: 1919
Declaration of Independence
Purpose: Proclaim independence of the 13 American colonies from British rule. Year Written: 1776
Luther's 95 Theses
Purpose: To argue against the sale of indulgences and other practices of the Catholic Church, initiating the Reformation. Year Written: 1517
The Communist Manifesto
Purpose: To present the goals of communism and the theory of class struggle. Year Written: 1848
Emancipation Proclamation
Purpose: To declare the freedom of all slaves in Confederate territory during the American Civil War. Year Written: 1863
The Rosetta Stone
Purpose: Originally to decree the accomplishments of Pharaoh Ptolemy V, later helped to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs. Year Created: 196 BC
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Purpose: To express the ideals of the French Revolution and principles of human rights. Year Written: 1789
The Federalist Papers
Purpose: To advocate for the ratification of the United States Constitution. Year Written: 1787-1788
The Diary of Anne Frank
Purpose: Personal diary that recorded the experiences of a Jewish girl during the Holocaust. Year Written: 1942-1944
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