Amelia Earhart: Mystery and True Heroine
For 82 years people have tried to solve the mystery Amelia Earhart’s disappearance, but in 1937 America remembered her as the brave pioneer woman who conquered flight.
Archive for the Sports Category (14 posts)
Play (Congressional) Ball!
This is a guest post by Michelle Strizever, photography and digital content specialist in the Office of Art and Archives of the U.S. House of Representatives, and contains information from An Annual Outing: The Congressional Baseball Game. What began as a casual game among colleagues has evolved into one of Congress’s most anticipated annual pastimes. […]
Champion Cyclist “Major” Taylor
Cyclist Marshall W. “Major” Taylor was the fastest man on earth. He won thousands of dollars as a bicycle racer and became the most famous African-American in the United States. This was the golden age of cycling, and bicycle racing was a premier sporting event. Thousands of fans packed indoor velodromes to watch races and many […]
Baseball Headlines & Heroes! Help Us ID Ten Players
How could my thoughts not turn to baseball on the day of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game? Plus it’s being played right here in Washington, DC. Plus it’s only a couple weeks after the opening of Baseball Americana, the major exhibit at the Library of Congress. My thoughts often turn to comics and newspapers […]