
A Family of Pharmacists
Posted by: Angel Vu
In Washington, D.C. a family of African American pharmacists set up business on U Street NW.
Posted in: African American History, Biography, Science, Washington and the Capitol
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Posted by: Angel Vu
In Washington, D.C. a family of African American pharmacists set up business on U Street NW.
Posted in: African American History, Biography, Science, Washington and the Capitol
Posted by: Angel Vu
This post was authored by Sean Bryant, Science Reference & Research Specialist in the Science, Technology, and Business Division of the Library of Congress. Fifty five years ago this week John Hershel Glenn Jr. rode an Atlas rocket into a cloudy February morning. In his Mercury space capsule Friendship 7, Glenn became the third person, …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Astronomy/Mathematics, Biography, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Science
Posted by: Angel Vu
The month of January marks the birthday of Emily Greene Balch (1867-1961), an American economist, sociologist, political scientist, and pacifist who rose to prominence during and after World War I.
Posted in: Biography, Labor, Nobel Laureate, Women's History, World War I