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Celebrate 400 years of moon maps for Apollo 11's anniversary (gallery)

The Library of Congress has 400 years of moon maps from around the world. Explore the moon in centuries of maps to celebrate the first-ever human moon landing in 1969.

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The US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they've left behind

At the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Special Collections, where I am head curator, we’ve recently completed a major digitization and rehousing project of our collection of over 5,400 photographs made by Lewis Wickes Hine in the early 20th century.

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Will A.I. Steal Our Jobs?

Yes, and thank god for that!

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'Mistaken, misread, misquoted, mislabeled, and mis-spoken' -- what Woody Guthrie wrote about the national debt debate in Congress during the Depression

The debt ceiling debate between the House GOP and President Joe Biden could, if not solved, lead to economic chaos and destruction – so it might seem strangely lighthearted to wonder what a Great Depression-era singer and activist would think about this particular political moment.

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The photo archive bringing pre-Nakba Jerusalem alive

Mona Hajjar Halaby’s British Mandate Jerusalemites photo library on Facebook captures often ignored history.

Al Jazeera

Can a photograph change the world?

“Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense of awareness.”

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The presidential campaign of Convict 9653

On April 4, 2023, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the indictment of former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump on 34 felony charges related to alleged crimes involving bookkeeping on a 7-year-old hush money payment to an adult film actress.

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Super Mario theme to be first video game music entered into US Library of Congress

The track is from 1985’s Super Mario Bros. game for the Nintendo Entertainment System

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I am beyond outraged that the Super Mario Bros. theme is the first piece of videogame music inducted into the Library of Congress

Dragon's Dogma snubbed again.

PC Gamer

Our pick of 10 of the best documentaries by women to watch on International Women’s Day

From films covering subjects that range from families to war, these extraordinary documentaries will inspire and illuminate

Evening Standard

Joni Mitchell Honored at Star-studded Concert Gala

Artists spanning the genres came together Wednesday to celebrate the peerless Joni Mitchell, honoring her vast contributions to popular song. The pioneering singer-songwriter behind poignant hits including "A Case Of You," joins an elite coterie of composers including Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett and Carole King in receiving the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Enrico Caruso: the first big opera star of the 20th century

25 February 2023 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Enrico Caruso, one of the most admired tenors in history and one of the first to have his voice preserved for posterity through phonographic recordings.

The Conversation

American Academy of Arts and Letters inducts San Diego composer Roger Reynolds, 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner

SAN DIEGO — Roger Reynolds, the visionary composer who earned a Pulitzer Prize for music in 1989 and has taught at UC San Diego since 1969, is one of this year’s 19 American Academy of Arts and Letters inductees.

Tribune News Service

U.S. Presidents and Chicago: 234 years of presidential connections

With parks, school, statues, expressways and even a water-pumping station named for them, there are many ties between the Windy City and the 45 men who have served as president of the United States.

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A brief history of the Black church's diversity, and its vital role in American political history

With religious affiliation on the decline, continuing racism and increasing income inequality, some scholars and activists are soul-searching about the Black church’s role in today’s United States.

The Independent UK

Man who claimed he had bomb near Capitol pleads guilty

A man who caused evacuations and an hourslong standoff with police on Capitol Hill when he claimed he had a bomb in his pickup truck outside the Library of Congress has pleaded guilty to a charge of threatening to use an explosive

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Movie review: No need to RSVP for this 'House Party'

Fun fact about Reginald Hudlin’s 1990 classic comedy “House Party” starring comedic duo Kid 'n Play: it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant,” no doubt referring to the high-top fade and iconic kick-step dance that…

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Joni Mitchell wins Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from Library of Congress

Pathbreaking folk singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell has been awarded one of the nation's highest honors in songwriting.

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‘Iron Man,’ ‘When Harry Met Sally’ and ‘Little Mermaid’ among new National Film Registry additions

A big-screen marvel, a Billy Crystal classic and an under-the-sea adventure are among the latest additions to the National Film Registry, the Library of Congress announced Wednesday.

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'Iron Man,' 'Super Fly' and 'Carrie' are inducted into the National Film Registry

Every year, the Library of Congress adds 25 films to the National Film Registry to be preserved for posterity. This year's selections include Hairspray and When Harry Met Sally.

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Literature ambassador Jason Reynolds knows young people have a story of their own

NPR's A Martínez talks to writer Jason Reynolds, who is ending his term as the national ambassador for young people's literature. The Library of Congress appointed him to the post three years ago.

WEKU

A rare recording of a musical by an 18-year-old Stephen Sondheim surfaces

Broadway-legend-in-training Stephen Sondheim was a college sophomore in 1948 when his musical Phinney's Rainbow was produced — and recorded — at Williams College in Massachusetts.

Chicago Sun-Times

New flu defense in the works: 1 shot to protect against all 20 influenza viruses

Taking a new approach, based on the mRNA technology that proved effective against COVID-19, University of Pennsylvania researchers are working on the experimental vaccine.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bison’s relocation to Native lands reviving spiritual bonds

Decades after the last bison vanished from their tribal lands, the Cherokee Nation is part of a resurgence of Indigenous people seeking to reconnect with the animals.

The Conversation

Elon Musk's buyout of Twitter has placed its user-generated archives in danger

Twitter is in disarray. This is troubling for a platform that comprises no small part of the historical record of today.

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