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Posted by: Malea Walker
In the first year of WWI an official truce for Christmas failed. But a sudden rise of the Christmas Spirit created a phenomenon—the soldiers decided not to fight on Christmas day. British and German soldiers left the trenches to celebrate together.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, World War I
Posted by: Arlene Balkansky
In honor of Juneteenth, we highlight our Headlines and Heroes blogs focusing on African American history and culture, ranging from a look at fugitive slave ads to our acquisition of a rare comic book series, Negro Romance.
Posted in: African American History, Comic Books, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, Women's History, World War I
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: Amber Paranick
This piece was co-written by my colleague Megan Halsband. To celebrate the 220th anniversary of its founding, on Friday, April 24, 2020, the Library of Congress is highlighting some of the many gifts and resources we have been able to provide because of your contributions. Your creativity and knowledge help us build our Web Archiving collections …
Posted in: African American History, Comic Books, Digitized Newspapers, Government Documents, Holidays, Newspapers, Web Archives, World War I
Posted by: Arlene Balkansky
Tom Ewing, professor of history at Virginia Tech, focuses on epidemics as covered in late 19th and early 20th century newspapers that are digitized in the Chronicling America online collection.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, World War I
Posted by: Valerie Haeder
Ever wondered what you can do with a history degree? Teacher, lawyer, librarian—all valid options. But how about working as, well, an historian? Yes, such a profession exists…and even outside the hallowed halls of academia! Kevin Hymel is one such historian who eschewed the teaching route and is now an historian with the Army. He …
Posted in: Biography, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, World War I
Posted by: Arlene Balkansky
Wally Wallgren and C. LeRoy Baldridge, the two-person art department of the WWI era military newspaper, The Stars and Stripes, created cartoons that took the paper's motto to heart: "By and For the Soldiers of the A. E. F."
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Journalism, Newspaper Comic Strips, World War I
Posted by: Megan Halsband
This year May the Fourth, a day to revel in all things Star Wars, coincides with Free Comic Book Day, an annual celebration of comic books! And on this May the Fourth, we’re particularly remembering Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew who died on April 30, 2019. He made Chewbacca one of the best-loved Star Wars characters. …
Posted in: Biography, Comic Books, Crime, World War I
Posted by: Arlene Balkansky
One hundred years ago, on February 17, 1919, the African-American 369th Infantry Regiment, popularly known as the Harlem Hell Fighters, marched up Fifth Avenue into Harlem in a massive victory parade in their honor. “Hell Fighters” was the nickname the German enemy gave the 369th and the name stuck for good reason. They were among the …
Posted in: African American History, Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers, World War I