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Posted by: Heather Thomas
By the late 19th century, children in the U.S. had begun mailing their Christmas lists in letters to Santa, but the Post Office regarded these letters as undeliverable. Around the same time, newspapers began encouraging children to send their ‘Dear Santa’ letters to them to be published, recognizing the emotional impact the letters would have on their readers.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Holidays, Newspapers
Posted by: Arlene Balkansky
The massive collection, World War History: Newspaper Clippings, 1914 to 1926, is now fully digitized and freely available on the Library of Congress website. The 79,621 pages are packed with war-related front pages, illustrated feature articles, editorial cartoons, and more. You can search by keywords, browse the content chronologically, and download pages. Coverage begins on June …
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, World War I
Posted by: Megan Halsband
The Cherokee Nation became the first Native American tribe with a tribal newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix. The Serial & Government Publications Division holds a number of original issues of the Cherokee Phoenix, first published on February 21, 1828. The newspaper was printed “partly with English, and partly with Cherokee print; and all matter which is common …
Posted in: Comic Books, Native American History, Newspapers, Web Archives
Posted by: Heather Thomas
On the last day of his life, millionaire Jim Fisk was embroiled in attempted blackmail, ongoing legal battles, and a contentious love triangle, all involving his mistress and his one-time closest friend. Little did he know that the drama would climax with his murder. Jim Fisk was the Gilded Age robber baron personified. He gained …
Posted in: Crime, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers
Posted by: Arlene Balkansky
This Veterans Day is the 100th anniversary of the Armistice ending World War I. It is a particularly fitting time for us to focus on newspapers of the era, which provided the day-to-day news of the war. Not only was there no television, commercial radio had yet to be established.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, World War I
Posted by: Heather Thomas
America’s first daredevil, Sam Patch, astounded audiences by leaping from waterfalls at hair-raising heights. For two years he was unstoppable, cheating death jump after jump. “There’s no mistake in Sam Patch,” he boasted, but a mistake during the jump he dubbed his “last” led to his demise. A Rhode Island cotton mill spinner since childhood, …
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers
Posted by: Arlene Balkansky
Many of us remember exactly where we were when the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred. We remember the coverage on TV, radio, and in newspapers, and many of us saved those newspapers.
Posted in: Newspapers
Posted by: Malea Walker
While most people may be aware of the greater Allied effort in World War II, few people know that several Latin American countries were also formal allies. In Latin American countries, newspapers printed their support in editorials and images.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Newspapers, World War II
Posted by: Heather Thomas
Never before had a congressional hearing been described as “UPROARIOUS,” until master magician and escape artist Harry Houdini provided expert testimony in which he delivered a lively and compelling case against the supernatural. For years, Houdini had worked tirelessly to debunk spirit mediums who claimed to communicate with the dead. He viewed them as “ghost …
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers