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Library of Congress Cancels Public Events Until September 1

June 11, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  On June 10, 2020, the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, announced that it will cancel all scheduled public events at the Library until September 1, 2020 as part of its ongoing efforts to […]

Nash County 4-H flyer for bus trip to Arlington National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America Day
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Nash County 4-H Trip: Lay a Wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Dec. 14

October 11, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Each December on National “Wreaths Across America Day,” Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, and 1,600+ locations in all 50 states, at sea, and abroad. The Nash County 4-H is organizing […]

New website constitution.congress.gov. Source: US Library of Congress
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US Constitution Searchable on New Library of Congress Website

September 17, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Constitution Annotated Provides a Historical Record and Current Analysis including Supreme Court Interpretations In celebration of Constitution Day, the Library of Congress is launching a new website — constitution.congress.gov — for the Constitution Annotated, […]

Alan Lomax and Raphael Hurtault listening to playback. La Plaine, Dominica. June 1962. Photo credit: Association for Cultural Equity. Source: US Library of Congress
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Library of Congress Crowdsourcing Effort Challenges People to Explore Folk and Music Traditions

September 6, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

New Crowdsourcing Campaign Presents Field Notes and Other Writings by Alan Lomax, 20th Century American Folklorist, for Transcription From hot summer days in Mississippi to windy nights in the Caribbean, the Library of Congress’ latest […]

A 2009 phytoplankton bloom in the Bering Sea. New research shows cloud seed bacteria may feed on phytoplankton. Credit: NASA/Jeff Schmaltz.
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Research Shows Bacteria Feeding on Arctic Algae Blooms Can Seed Clouds

August 29, 2019 Kay Whatley

New research finds Arctic Ocean currents and storms are moving bacteria from ocean algae blooms into the atmosphere where the particles help clouds form. These particles, which are biological in origin, can affect weather patterns […]

A 4DX Theater with moving seats and atmospherics. Source: Ryan Smith, Rogers and Cowan
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New Line Cinema’s “IT Chapter Two” to be Released in Next-Generation Cinema Formats 4DX, 4DX Extreme, and ScreenX

August 22, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

CJ 4DPLEX, the world’s leading cinema technology company, together with Warner Bros. Pictures, announced in August 2019 the release of New Line Cinema’s IT Chapter Two in three leading next-generation cinema technologies: the multi-sensory 4DX format, […]

Sesame Street cast. Source: Library of Congress
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Fifty Years of Sesame Street to Be Preserved for Posterity

February 20, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

WGBH Educational Foundation and the Library of Congress Will Preserve and Make Accessible Historic and Contemporary Episodes of Sesame Street As Sesame Street begins to mark its 50th anniversary, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), […]

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Legendary Bob Woodward Speaking at Events in Washington, DC, and Ontario, Canada, This Week

January 12, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

This week, Bob Woodward, known as half of the “Watergate” investigative team of Woodward and Bernstein, will join a discussion on integrity, trust, and the Watergate legacy in Washington, DC; then speak on the Presidency […]

National Book Festival image. Source: Library of Congress
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National Book Festival Draws Tens of Thousands of Book Lovers

September 2, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Next Year’s Festival Set for August 31, 2019 at Washington Convention Center Book lovers of all ages came together by the tens of thousands to celebrate reading and meet their favorite authors Saturday at the 18th-annual […]

Leonard Bernstein conducting Young People's Concerts publicity photo, 1964. Source: US Library of Congress
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Library of Congress Announces Leonard Bernstein Collection

April 11, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Bernstein’s Birth Centennial Celebration May 12-19 Features Variety of Events In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth, the Library of Congress has made available online — for the first time — musical manuscripts and scrapbooks […]

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Two NC Nonprofits Receive Food Safety Modernization Act Awards

March 31, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

On March 28, 2018, the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced awards to provide food safety education for producers and processors affected by the Food Safety Modernization Act. Two North Carolina nonprofits […]

Members of the 1937 American League All-Star team, Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg gather on the field for the fifth annual All-Star Game in Washington, D.C. Source: Library of Congress
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Library of Congress to Open Major Exhibition on Baseball in Summer 2018

January 26, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

A major exhibition opening in June at the Library of Congress will celebrate baseball as community, including the people, from amateur players to professionals, baseball diamonds from city lots to rural fields, and places across […]

Regal Entertainment Group-4DX logo. Source: PRNewsfoto/Regal Entertainment Group
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New DC Cinema with 4DX: You Must Be Tall Enough To Ride

January 7, 2018 Kay Whatley

Groundbreaking Immersive Movie Experience Now Open Regal Entertainment Group, a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating one of the largest theatre circuits in the United States, announces that Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14 will be the […]

Compassion International second-floor exhibit at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC. Source: PRNewsfoto/Compassion International
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Museum of the Bible Exhibits Include Colorado Nonprofit

December 21, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Compassion International, a ministry based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is featured in the newly opened 430,000-square-foot Museum of the Bible (MOTB), located three blocks from the US Capitol in Washington DC. The Compassion exhibit, which highlights […]

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Journalists Organize to Make Newsrooms Safe Work Environments

December 16, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

A group of current and former TV journalists have created a bold initiative called Press Forward, an independent and nonpartisan effort to stop sexual harassment and assault in local and national newsrooms, ensure safe working […]

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NASA TV to Broadcast Hispanic Heritage Event 

October 10, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the James Webb Auditorium in the agency’s headquarters in Washington DC on Thursday, October 12, 2017, with a discussion of the contributions of Hispanics to […]

An example sexual assault kit. Many kits go untested for months or years, leaving victims waiting and potentially allowing offenders to escape detection. Source: End The Backlog.
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Mariska Hargitay Testifies in US Congress on National Rape Kit Backlog

June 16, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Addresses First Briefing of New Task Force to End Sexual Violence By Melissa Schwartz, endthebacklog.org On June 16, 2017, Director, Producer, Actress, and President of the Joyful Heart Foundation, Mariska Hargitay, testified on Capitol Hill — before the […]

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Detroit Needs Affordable Water, Not More Shutoffs

April 23, 2017 Kay Whatley

Statement by Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch Via Kate Fried, fwwatch.org “Nearly three years after it started an aggressive plan to shut off water service to households that are delinquent on their water bills, […]

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Peoples Climate Movement Releases March Route

March 30, 2017 Kay Whatley

March for Climate, Justice and Jobs on April 29 Will Begin at the Capitol, Surround the White House and End at the Washington Monument to Resist and Bring Solutions to Elected Leaders By Sharon Singh, […]

On March 28, around 9:58 a.m. EDT one of the eggs located in Mr. President & The First Lady's bald eagle nest in Washington DC began the hatching process. Source: Eagles.org.
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Bald Eagle Egg Begins to Hatch Live on the DC Eagle Cam

March 28, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Julia Cecere and Al Cecere, American Eagle Foundation Since New Years Eve millions of viewers have tuned into the DC Eagle Cam (dceaglecam.org) to watch two live‑streaming, high-definition cameras featuring the wild nest of Bald Eagles, Mr. […]

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Campaign Launched to Repower Colleges/Universities with 100% Renewable Energy

February 14, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Bronte Payne, Environment America Research and Policy Center On February 14, 2017, Environment America and the Student Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) launched a campaign to secure commitments from American colleges and universities to shift to […]

Youth First poll map. Source: Lincoln Mondy, BerlinRosen.
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Majority of Americans Favor Keeping Youth Out of Prisons

February 13, 2017 Kay Whatley

New Poll Shows Strong Support for Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration to Rehabilitate Youth By Lincoln Mondy, Berlin Rosen A new poll released February 13, 2017, by Youth First shows that 78 percent of Americans favor keeping young […]

Source: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Arlington VA.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Photo Collection Shows Faces of 50,000

January 9, 2017 Kay Whatley

35th Anniversary year for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial begins with milestone for the virtual Wall of Faces By Heidi Zimmerman, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) is commemorating the 35th anniversary of […]

William Allen Rogers, Watch Your Step, 1914. Published in the New York Herald 1914. Source: Cabinet of American Illustration, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington DC.
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Library of Congress Adds Artwork to WWI Display

December 21, 2016 Kay Whatley

A New Selection of 28 Posters, Prints, Drawings and Photographs Now on Display in the Library of Congress Exhibition “World War I: American Artists View the Great War” By Donna Urschel, Library of Congress The exhibition […]

Source: Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc.
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John Elway to Receive 2017 Horatio Alger Award

December 6, 2016 Kay Whatley

Three-Time Super Bowl Champion and Denver Broncos EVP of Football Operations/General Manager one of 11 Individuals Selected for 2017 By McKenna Young for Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., […]

2011 view of Apollo 17 landing site, captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University.
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“Revisiting Apollo 17” Lecture at DC Library of Congress on Dec. 6

December 2, 2016 Kay Whatley

NASA Scientist Leading Lecture, Discussion By Rob Gutro, Lora Bleacher and editor Rob Garner, NASA Goddard The public is invited to a free talk called “Revisiting the Apollo 17 Landing with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)” […]

Cover of "Blocking the Sun" report released by: Environment America Research and Policy Center, December 1, 2016.
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Environment America Launches Campaign to Block Attacks on Solar Power

December 1, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Elizabeth Ouzts and Rachel Richardson, environmentamerica.org With solar power on the rise around the country, a national network of fossil fuel and utility-backed organizations have joined forces to put the brakes on this fast growing pollution-free energy resource. […]

Source: Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance at Washington State University.
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USDA, Partners Celebrate First Wood-to-Jet-Fuel Commercial Flight

November 14, 2016 Kay Whatley

USDA and a Washington State University-Led Alliance Support Sustainable Jobs in Pacific Northwest Released by usda.gov Alaska Airlines today landed the first commercial flight powered in part by a new renewable fuel made of wood waste […]

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