Texas

State Spotlight: Texas

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Alabama lullaby

State Spotlight: Alabama

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Sod house, Custer County, Nebraska

State Spotlight: Nebraska

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Colton's Virginia.

State Spotlight: Virginia

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Valley of babbling waters, southern Utah

State Spotlight: Utah

Utah stories from America’s Library Utah primary source set with Teacher’s Guide Utah maps Utah books & other texts Utah historical newspapers Utah sheet music Utah songs & oral histories Utah image set Utah legislation Utah Guide to Law Online Today in History: Brigham Young & the Mormon Pioneers This is the Place: The First Map of Salt Lake City, Utah Worlds Revealed: Geography…

We'll have a jubilee in my old Kentucky Home

State Spotlight: Kentucky

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Maryland! my Maryland! a patriotic song

Today in History: Maryland

Today in History–March 25–the Library of Congress features Maryland. On this date the state celebrates the 1634 arrival of the first colonists to the land chartered to Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore. One of the original 13 colonies, today Maryland is known as the “free” state. Learn more about this state on the Eastern seaboard by visiting the Today in History section, then follow the…

Snake River Cañon, Idaho

Today in History: Idaho

Today in History–March 4–the Library of Congress features Idaho. On this date in 1863 President Lincoln signed an act creating Idaho Territory. The area burgeoned and was admitted to the Union as a state in 1890. Learn more about this gem of a state by visiting the Today in History section, then follow the links below to thousands of primary sources related to…

Spirit of Northwest Territory Alliance pose for inspection in front of the George Rogers Clark Memorial

Today in History: Indiana

Today in History–February 25–the Library of Congress features the British surrender of Fort Sackville at Vincennes, Indiana on this date in 1779. Despite a 1763 prohibition against western settlement, colonists had continued to travel to Indiana and other areas west of the Appalachians. Learn more about the defense of Fort Sackville by visiting the Today in History section, then follow the links…

Perspective map of Columbus, Ga., 1886

Today in History: Columbus, Georgia

Today in History–February 19–the Library of Congress features Columbus, Georgia. On this date in 1917, future literary star Carson McCullers was born. Learn more about the city that influenced author Carson McCullers writing by visiting the Today in History section, then follow the links below to thousands of primary sources related to the city of Columbus and the state of Georgia. Carson McCullers…

An Act to Grant to the Women of Wyoming Territory the Right of Suffrage and to Hold Office

Today in History: Wyoming

Today in History–December 10–the Library of Congress features Wyoming, which granted women the right to vote on this day in 1869 while still a U.S. territory. Three months later the first women jurors reported for duty in Laramie, attracting international attention. Find out more by visiting the Today in History section, then follow the links below to learn more about the culture…