Upon news of his death, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is remembered for a 1951 visit to the Library of Congress.
(The following post was written by Peter Armenti, literature specialist in the Library’s Digital Reference Section and a regular contributor to the poetry and literature blog, “From the Catbird Seat.”) For nearly 20 years, the Today in History feature has been one of the most popular areas of the Library of Congress website. Drawing heavily …