Today in History: Title IX

Today in History: Title IX

Today in History–June 23–Congress passed the landmark legislation, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which, as amended (20 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq.) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational institutions and programs receiving federal funding. Learn more in this research guide overview and the resources linked to above and below….

Finding Resources: Veterans History Project

Finding Resources: Veterans History Project

From the Library of Congress Veterans History Project Research Guide: The Veterans History Project (VHP) of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center collects, preserves, and makes accessible the firsthand narratives of United States military veterans from World War I through the present. In addition to unedited audio- and video-recorded oral history interviews, VHP accepts memoirs and collections of…

Primary Source Spotlight: Cicadas

Primary Source Spotlight: Cicadas

Cicadas historical newspaper articles Cicada illustrations from Comparative zoology 1893 Cicadas in home sweet home (sonnets) 1903 Periodical Cicadas: A Resource Guide The Periodical Cicada in 1914 The Cicada’s Story from The Emerald Story Book 1915 Fairy Prisoners from Really Truly Fairy Stories 1915 Cicada 1939 film about 1936 Brood 10 Library blog posts Related…

Today in History: Impeachment

Today in History: Impeachment

Today in History–May 16–the Library of Congress features presidential impeachments. On this day in 1868, the U.S. Senate failed by one vote to convict President Andrew Johnson of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” under the eleventh article of impeachment.  The second trial of a U.S. president—President Bill Clinton—on articles of impeachment occurred in January and February of 1999….