Washington — They are words etched into America’s conscience: “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Visitors to the Library of Congress can rediscover those foundational principles in a…
Read more New Library of Congress exhibit features rare draft of Declaration of Independence:Staff at the Library of Congress Packard Campus are digitizing every single piece of physical media in its storage so the public can view them in their original…
Read more Digitizing and splicing vintage film at the Library of Congress Packard Campus – WTOP NewsThe Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office.The administration’s newest emergency appeal to the high…
Read more Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow it to fire head of US Copyright OfficeWashington — Housed inside the Library of Congress, the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution, is a treasure trove from past and present in the new “Collecting Memories” exhibit…
Read more New Library of Congress exhibit spotlights rare historical artifacts“I call it new old music. It’s a piece that was written by Charles Martin Loeffler in 1897, who at the time was the most performed American composer…
Read more A lost piece of American music gets new life at the same DC venue where it was hiding – WTOP NewsABBA, Biggie, Blondie and Rudolph are entering America’s audio canon. New inductees into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress include ABBA’s 1976 album “Arrival,” The…
Read more ABBA, Blondie, The Notorious B.I.G. among 2024’s additions to National Recording RegistryThe nation’s capital is full of towering statues and monuments honoring American presidents and legends. But inside the Library of Congress, it’s possible to find more obscure and real-life…
Read more Inside some of the most unique collections at the Library of Congress as it celebrates 224th anniversaryST. LOUIS (AP) — The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics also make it…
Read more What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditionsThey’ll have what she’s having. The 1989 rom-com “When Harry Met Sally” is one of 25 films chosen this year to enter the National Film Registry, a list…
Read more ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘Iron Man’ added to film registryThe comic book adventure “Iron Man,” which helped spearhead the massively successful Marvel Cinematic Universe; “The Little Mermaid,” which launched a renaissance of Disney animated musicals; and the…
Read more National Film Registry: 25 movies including “Iron Man,” “The Little Mermaid,” “When Harry Met Sally” preserved by Library of CongressMembers of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are pushing the Library of Congress to boost the number of songs written and sung by Latinos in its national registry. And…
Read more Congressional Hispanic Caucus calls on Library of Congress to include more Latino songs in National Recording RegistryLizzo made history at a concert on Tuesday – by playing a 200-year-old flute that once belonged to President James Madison. The 34-year-old singer – who is known…
Read more Lizzo plays priceless 200-year-old crystal flute that belonged to James MadisonPowered by Advanced Search Technology Used With Google and Other Search Engines to Find More Relevant Search Results Press Release – updated: Apr 11, 2017 Placentia, CA, April…
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