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Archive: March 2020 (3 Posts)

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Congress.gov Keeps You Up To Date With Email Alerts

Posted by: Robert Brammer

Our latest Congress.gov release concerns a lot of work on back end infrastructure that is being built to support future enhancements, such as adding new collections and alerts to the site. Since this work concerns building support for future alerts, I thought this would be a good opportunity to review the many alerts that Congress.gov …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

The Bladensburg Dueling Ground

Posted by: Robert Brammer

We have previously written about the practice of dueling among members of Congress prior to the Civil War. We also discussed a book in the Library of Congress Special Collections Division that prescribes the rules governing a duel with pistols. Today, we visit the spot where many of those infamous duels took place – the …