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Posted by: Mike Queen
For college football fans, the end of year means bowl games! To get you into full football mode, let’s take a look at how the very first bowl game, the “Granddaddy of Them All,” got off the ground. The 1902 Tournament of Roses football game, known today as the Rose Bowl, was the first post-season …
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, Sports
Posted by: Joanna Colclough
I recently got a reference question that required some real detective work and creative thinking. In the end, the mystery remained but maybe you can help solve it. It all started with a political cartoon without a single citation in sight.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Mike Queen
Does that title above look a little off to you? It should. H.G. Wells’ science fiction classic War of the Worlds has been adapted many times since the novel’s original released in 1898. Fighters from Mars, however, is one of the earliest versions serialized in a newspaper or magazine and is most definitely not a …
Posted in: Comic Books, Newspapers
Posted by: Malea Walker
Chronicling America has grown its collection of newspapers by and for Native American communities under the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) over the past decade through the contributions of state partners. It is important to read these newspapers to better understand Native American perspectives.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Interviews, Native American History, Newspapers
Posted by: Heather Thomas
It is a rare event for a wedding to be held at the home of the President of the United States, but on November 19, 2022, the 19th documented wedding will take place at the White House, when Naomi Biden, the granddaughter of President Joe Biden, and Peter Neal get married on the South Lawn. …
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Amber Paranick
“Could I pass a week in the insane ward at Blackwell’s Island? I said I could and I would. And I did.” In 1887, investigative journalist for the New York World newspaper Nellie Bly went undercover to expose the dreadful conditions at the Women’s Lunatic Asylum, a mental institution on Blackwell’s Island. Read more about Bly’s fearless investigation and how her work forever changed the field of journalism.
Posted in: Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Journalism, Newspapers, Women's History
Posted by: Thomas Beheler
Cheers! Here are some vintage cocktail recipes, all of them brought to you by our historic newspaper archive, Chronicling America. 1. The Insidious Punch of Washington This drink is one of the oldest ones on the list at more than 135 years old! You can see the recipe here, but generally, you’ll mix one part …
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, Recipes
Posted by: Joanna Colclough
Want some thrills about things that go bump in the night? Read about the local legends of American monsters in historic newspapers!
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers
Posted by: Joanna Colclough
Author Kitty Felde shares her fun experience using Chronicling America to research information for her historical fiction.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers