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Archive: April 2015 (2 Posts)

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The Phase Out of Non-Machine-Readable Passports

Posted by: Robert Brammer

The following is a guest post by Shameema Rahman, a senior legal research specialist in our Public Services Division. The Convention on International Civil Aviation (also known as the Chicago Convention) was signed on December 7, 1944, by 52 countries.  The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was officially established on April 4, 1947, following the …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Frontier Racing and Injured Pride: The Duel Between Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson

Posted by: Robert Brammer

One of things I enjoy about working at the Library of Congress is visiting our Manuscripts Division to read first-hand accounts of historic events. After reading a biography of Andrew Jackson, I looked through the finding aid for his papers and came upon a letter from a Tennessee lawyer named Charles Dickinson. The estimated number …