Today in History–July 21–the Library of Congress features writer Ernest Hemingway, born on this day in 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. Like his father, Hemingway was a hunting and outdoors enthusiast. Seeking adventure, he served as an ambulance driver in Italy in World War I, reported on the Spanish Civil War, and worked as a foreign correspondent in Europe during World War II. Hemingway received a Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for his novel The Old Man and the Sea and the Nobel Prize for Literature in … [Read more...]
Today in History: First Battle of Bull Run
July 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Today in History–July 21–the Library of Congress features the first Battle of Bull Run, which began on this date in 1861. Find out more in the Today in History section, then access numerous primary sources and other teaching and learning resources related to Bull Run and the Civil War through the links below.Bull Run imagesBull Run mapsBull Run sheet musicFirst-person account of Bull RunLetters & diary entries related to Bull Run1861 historic newspaper coverage of the … [Read more...]
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