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Today in History - March 25 03/25/2018 On Saturday, March 25, 1911, at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in the heart of New York City, a lethal fire broke out on the factory floor.  Continue reading. On March 25, 1634, the first group of settlers landed in what is now southern Maryland.  Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Today in History - March 26 03/26/2018    Publisher Condé Nast, who introduced the concept of "lifestyle magazines", was born on March 26, 1874.  Continue reading.   Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. World War I: The Women's Land Army 03/26/2018 You are subscribed to Library of Congress Blog for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. World War I: The Women's Land Army 03/26/2018 10:00 AM EDT This is a guest post by Ryan Reft, a historian in the Manuscript Division, in honor of Women's History Month. "The man with the hoe is gone. Six hundred thousand of him left the fields of America last year," observed the Los Angeles Times in April 1918. Hundreds of thousands more would follow as a […]   Today in History - March 27 03/27/2018 On March 27, 1912, First Lady Helen Herron Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, planted two Yoshino cherry trees along the Potomac River tidal basin in Washington, D.C.  Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. It's #SpringFling Time! Help Us Celebrate the Season 03/27/2018 You are subscribed to Library of Congress Blog for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. It's #SpringFling Time! Help Us Celebrate the Season 03/27/2018 10:00 AM EDT This is a guest post by Naomi Coquillon of the Interpretive Programs Office. As spring slowly blossoms in Washington, we're gearing up for our celebration of all things windy, flowery and new with our Spring Fling Pop-Up Exhibition. Open April 6, 7, 13 and 14, the pop-up invites visitors to experience the living history of […]   Who Was Harriet Tubman? 03/27/2018 You are subscribed to Teaching with the Library of Congress Blog from the Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated. Who Was Harriet Tubman? 03/27/2018 11:00 AM EDT General Tubman, suffragist, spy, nurse, Moses, and Aunt Harriet are just some of the titles that heroic abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been given. Tubman, and her multiple roles and identities from her early life to her elderly years, was the focus of a recent Library of Congress/Young Readers Center program. Today in History - March 28 03/28/2018 Brewing magnate August Anheuser Busch Jr. was born on March 28, 1899 in St. Louis, Missouri.  Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Child Artists at Work 03/28/2018 You are subscribed to News from the Prints & Photographs Division for Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Child Artists at Work 03/28/2018 11:37 AM EDT There is a well-known quote by Pablo Picasso, which goes like this: Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. Perhaps these words appeal to me because they touch on the delightful imagination a child possesses, and how freely that creativity is expressed through art with […]   Today in History - March 29 03/29/2018 An enormous ice dam formed at the source of the Niagara River on the eastern shore of Lake Erie on March 29, 1848.  Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. A Suffrage Discussion Comes Home: Letters between Alexander Graham Bell and Mabel Hubbard 03/29/2018 You are subscribed to Teaching with the Library of Congress Blog from the Library of Congress. This information has recently been updated. A Suffrage Discussion Comes Home: Letters between Alexander Graham Bell and Mabel Hubbard 03/29/2018 11:00 AM EDT Most primary sources that reflect the women's suffrage movement are from speeches, protest marches, or publications. It was an unexpected pleasure to find correspondence on the topic between a couple in a romantic relationship. Today in History - March 30 03/30/2018 On March 30, 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million dollars.  Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Today in History - March 31 03/31/2018 On March 31, 1917, the U.S. took formal possession of the Danish West Indies.  Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Home  |  About  |  Contact Subscriber Preferences  |  Subscriber Help   This email was sent to olderkirby@gmail.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Library of Congress · 101 Independence Ave, SE · Washington, DC 20540 · 202-707-5000