Did you know that the New York Times maintains online searchable archives all the way back to 1851?
Here, for example, is an article I found while researching U.S.-South American trade relations:
It's funny to see how news from so long ago reads as if it were contemporary. At the bottom of the page, in small print, the publication date reads: May 24, 1914.
From the artist's rendering, it seems like the Plaza de Mayo has seen better days. For some reason the full-bodied trees shown here have been replaced with gangly palm trees:
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