Today in History–February 27–the Primary Source Nexus features Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union speech, delivered on this date in 1860 at the Cooper Institute in New York City. This lengthy speech is widely believed to have helped Lincoln secure the Republican nomination for the U.S. presidency. Click the links below to access the speech and related…
Today in History–February 21–the Library of Congress features legislator Barbara Jordan, who was born in Houston, Texas, on this day in 1936. In 1966 Jordan became the first African American state senator since 1883 and the first Black woman to serve. In 1972 she became a U.S. congresswoman. Find out a bit more about the powerful voice of this woman in…
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Did you know that a number of U.S. presidents wrote poetry? Many of them also had poems written about them. What can you learn about the presidents from these poems? George Washington Thomas Jefferson James Madison John Quincy Adams John Tyler Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant Warren G. Harding Jimmy Carter Barack Obama Poetry and…
U.S. Presidential Inaugurations: A Resource Guide “I Do Solemnly Swear…” Inaugural Materials from the Collections of the Library of Congress online exhibition Inaugurations: Stepping into History online presentation Presidential Inauguration Date Change video presentation Inauguration images Inaugural maps Inauguration sheet music An Inaugural Poem March 4, 1865 Films Inauguration printed documents & ephemera Inauguration Day texts…
The Library’s collections are chock full of puzzles that will delight, and possibly confound, but certainly entertain people all ages. Enjoy! The Adventures of General Beauregard and His Charger–In Four Parts 1861 The Star Games, Tricks and Puzzles 1893 The Mother Goose Puzzle Book 1904 The Puzzle Solver’s Guide and Handbook 1914 Some Phases of…
Background from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe website: “The Ute people are the oldest residents of Colorado, inhabiting the mountains and vast areas of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Eastern Nevada, Northern New Mexico and Arizona. . . .Today, the Mouache and Caputa bands comprise the Southern Ute Tribe and are headquartered at Ignacio, Colorado. The Weenuchiu, now…
Women in the American Revolution Research Guide Unveiling of the Memorial to the Mothers of the Revolution 1921 Abigail Adams was a well-educated woman who was the second first lady and also a first mother. She famously urged her husband, John Adams, and other members of the Continental Congress to consider the rights of women…
Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren’ was a member of the National Woman’s Party Advisory Council and a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement who promoted use of the Spanish language in both education and politics in order to reach wider audiences. In 1917 Otero-Warren was appointed Superintendent of Santa Fe County Public Schools. In this position she…
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Today in History–September 17–we celebrate Citizenship Day, which was designated in 1952 and combined with Constitution Day into a single day of recognition in 2004. The joint September 17 celebration commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution by the delegates to the 1787 federal convention and recognizes all who “by coming of age or by…
The Bill of Rights Ever read the Bill of Rights, Zonker? political cartoon The First Amendment in Action primary source album Supreme Court cases dealing with the first amendment Federal legislation related to the First Amendment First amendment historical newspaper coverage Recorded event videos related to the First Amendment Freedom of Speech Freedom of the…