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Posted by: Mike Queen
Halloween is almost here! For a real fright on all hallows’ night, let’s delve into horror comics. I’ve always wondered what titles might make Batman’s Halloween reading list, so I decided to take a stab at it by combing through the depths of the Library of Congress’ vast comic book collection and came up with …
Posted in: Comic Books, Halloween, Holidays
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: 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