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The Meridian Star· 5 days agoThe Library of Congress wants more visitors. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Library of Congress ...
Lexington Korean War veteran being immortalized in US Library of Congress
LEX 18 Lexington· 2 days agoThe lessons to be learned from our military veterans are seemingly infinite. Each service man and woman has their own story to share in and afterlife, including 1st Sergeant Richard Owens. “ ...
The history of Flag Day
WFMY News 2 Greensboro· 23 hours agoIt's been that way since 1777 when the Second Continental Congress adopted the flag with 13 red and white alternating stripes along with 13 stars to...
Why is there a poem on a picnic table in Beech Forest? Cape Cod display first of 7 in U.S.
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoThe project is a partnership of the Library of Congress, the National Park Service and the Poetry...
On this day in history, June 15, 1864, Arlington National Cemetery is established in Virginia
Fox News via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoThe creation of Arlington National Cemetery, on this day in history, June 15, 1864, began with the...
What's open and closed on Juneteenth on Cape Cod? Here's what to know
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth National Independence Day, a federal holiday, will be observed on Wednesday, June 19....
Divers find remains of Finnish WWII plane that was shot down by Moscow with a US diplomat aboard
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 hour agoThe World War II mystery of what happened to a Finnish passenger plane after it was shot down over...
'I don't get no respect' but dads still loved on Father's Day even if Mom gets better gifts
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIndeed, Mother's Day did have a major head start, receiving Congressional approval in 1914....
Why we celebrate Flag Day in June, and how to follow flag etiquette for a proper display
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOver three decades later, President Harry Truman signed into law in 1949 designating June 14 as the national Flag Day. Is Flag Day a federal holiday? No, it...
More preserved fruit found under George Washington's Mount Vernon home
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.· 24 hours agoArcheologists have found more glass jars underneath George Washington's Mount Vernon estate while...