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Posted by: Heather Thomas
Hail to the chief! In light of the recent U.S. presidential inauguration, it’s the perfect time to test your knowledge on the American presidents. Try your hand at the twenty trivia questions below and scroll to the bottom to see the answers. From the interesting to the amusing to the somewhat bizarre, you may be …
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, Trivia, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Heather Thomas
From drunk VPs to frozen canaries, anything can—and often does—happen on Inauguration Day! Here are some interesting tidbits about past presidential inaugurations.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Amber Paranick
One hundred years ago this week, on November 2, 1920, the United States presidential election was held. It was the first presidential election held after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. Incidentally – and as holders of the Library’s main newspaper collections, we can’t <not> mention it – …
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, U.S. Presidents, Women's History
Posted by: Heather Thomas
There are some cases that capture the public's imagination and cause a media frenzy. There's the political trials, which cover treason, spying, dissidents, and radicals. Celebrity trials that involve high-profile people, whether victims or defendants. And the "whodunit" trials that are surrounded in mystery. Whatever the case, 19th century America has its share of legendary trials that captivate the public interest and newspapers deliver all the sensational details.
Posted in: African American History, Crime, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Heather Thomas
President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) is a man of many "firsts." Bold and progressive-minded, he's always on the cutting edge and embraces technological innovations.
Posted in: Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Arlene Balkansky
As April's National Poetry Month ends, here's your chance to read compelling poetry found in the millions of pages in our online historical newspaper collections.
Posted in: African American History, Digitized Newspapers, U.S. Presidents, Women's History, World War I
Posted by: Heather Thomas
Holidays at the White House have evolved over the years from intimate family gatherings to national celebrations, ranging from an indoor snowball fight between grandchildren, to a first lady ride on a cherry picker! Discover how U.S. Presidents of the past celebrated Christmas. “Old Hickory,” President Andrew Jackson, threw an elaborate party for his grandchildren …
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Holidays, Newspapers, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Arlene Balkansky
Abhorrent in their treatment of people as property, these brief descriptions of African-Americans who escaped enslavement bear witness to the bravery and unique characteristics of individuals who defied a massively powerful system allied against them.
Posted in: African American History, Digitized Newspapers, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Heather Thomas
It was the result of pure serendipity—a deadly assassin impeded by casual effects. Ordinary items that were unintentionally but strategically placed by the victim in a breast pocket that blocked the course of an otherwise lethal bullet.
Posted in: Crime, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, U.S. Presidents