The Library of Congress said in a media release that LOCal, a new multiyear digital initiative, will expand the national ...

Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress fired by President Donald Trump, has joined the the country's foremost ...

Carla Hayden, former Librarian of Congress, joins the Mellon Foundation as a senior fellow, continuing her advocacy for ...

If one theme has emerged in President Donald Trump’s second term, it’s this: He’s leveraged the power of his office for ...

She’d spend her workdays cataloging and organizing the fashion treasures — the oldest of which was worn by 18th century ...

By a vote of 51-48, the most august legislative political body in the US cast its support for the elimination of public broadcasting, first established in 1967 under Lyndon Johnson ...

Wikimedia Commons/USGS The Love Canal Disaster William T. Love started digging a canal in 1894 near Niagara Falls to create ...

President Donald Trump fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, via email, a move that immediately drew sharp condemnation from her supporters. "President Trump’s ignorant decision will ...

Carla Hayden, former Librarian of Congress, speaks on her dismissal, the future of libraries at Philadelphia event Hayden, both the first woman and first Black person to head the Library of Congress, ...

Adams, Jefferson and other Founding Fathers enjoyed wild game and seasonal produce in Philadelphia's taverns during the Continental Congress, where food became part of politics.

On This Day: America declares independence from Britain On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming U.S. independence from Britain.

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