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Posted by: Malea Walker
65 years ago, Ayn Rand published her novel Atlas Shrugged. From novels to newspapers, pulp fiction to periodicals, read more about how the popular and controversial author made her voice heard.
Posted in: Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Pulp Fiction, Women's History
Posted by: Joanna Colclough
Check out some ice cream soda fountain history in Chronicling America with some at-home recipes to keep cool in the summer heat.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Holidays, Recipes
Posted by: Mike Queen
Before you stream Ms. Marvel, here’s a sneak peek at the comic book series that inspired the new series. Ms. Marvel is just one of many diverse comic books available in the Library of Congress’ collection of 12,000 plus titles and over 160,000 original print issues. They span genres from Black to Latinx to LGBTQ+ …
Posted in: Comic Books, Women's History
Posted by: Amber Paranick
Are you curious about where the 3000+ digitized newspapers on Chronicling America are located, and the date ranges they cover? Well, a new ArcGIS interactive map and timeline aims to answer those questions. Read more about how we created the new dynamic map and timeline in this blog post.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers
Posted by: Amber Paranick
The deaths of former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4, 1826, the day of the Jubilee, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, was an extraordinary and eerie coincidence.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Holidays, Newspapers, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Heather Thomas
When President Warren G. Harding died suddenly in 1923, the newsboys of Massachusetts jumped into action. The newsboys had considered the president a friend; before Harding was president, he was a newspaperman and he had supported the causes of newsboys while in office. To honor the late president, the newsboys pledged to have a bronze statue commissioned of Harding’s beloved dog, Laddie Boy, paid for and made by the donated pennies of newsboys from across the United States.
Posted in: Animals, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Amber Paranick
The youthful beginnings of a female ancestor are revealed and reanimated by the social columns of her hometown newspaper.
Posted in: Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Genealogy, Newspapers, Women's History
Posted by: Thomas Beheler
In honor of pride month, catch a glimpse into the relationship of Tennessee Williams and Frank Merlo.
Posted by: Joanna Colclough
Lintoypes brought speed to a new level of the newspaper printing process and ruled the composing rooms for 100 years. Read more about these incredible machines and take a look at how they worked!
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers