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Warm Up with a Historic American Newspaper Pop Quiz!

Posted by: Amber Paranick

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Junior Fellow Spotlight: Alyssah Robinson

Posted by: Malea Walker

A Presidency Cut Short: The Death of James Garfield

Posted by: Amber Paranick

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250 Years Ago: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

Posted by: Malea Walker

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Holiday Cookie Swap: Recipes from Historic Newspapers

Posted by: Amber Paranick

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Winter Stories in Comic Books

Posted by: Joel Mota

A young woman with dark hair stands in the Great Hall at the Library of Congress.

Library of Congress Internship Spotlight: Casey Orr

Posted by: Malea Walker

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Reporting the Colors of Autumn

Posted by: Meg Metcalf

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Junior Fellow Spotlight: Grace Pryor

Posted by: Joel Mota