Dedicated to preserving America's cultural heritage, the US Library of Congress has submitted numerous pop songs to their registry archive since 2002.
Trump is kicking off his second term with a flurry of executive actions. Here's a look at the three main types — orders, ...
For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming president, with some noteworthy exceptions.
A combination of harsh weather and delay in individual states choosing electors pushed the inauguration to April 30, 1789. At ...
Laura Pressley wins the 2024 Leicester B. Holland Prize for her detailed drawing of the Wainwright Tomb, recognized by the ...
The Women’s Suffrage National Monument, which will be the Mall’s first dedicated to women’s history, overcame congressional ...
The historical moment happened on Jan. 14, 1784, when the Continental Congress ratified, or approved, the Treaty of Paris, officially establishing the U.S. as an independent and sovereign nation, ...
The struggle over the Equal Rights Amendment started more than a century ago when suffragist Alice Paul first proposed it shortly after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the ...
The inauguration ceremony would move to Washington D.C. for Thomas Jefferson’s 1801 oath of office, according to the National Library of Congress, but circumstances in subsequent years would ...