The individual stories of many of the veterans involved have been lost to time; however, the program encourages military ...

Dress in your 1940s garb and walk through history at “Rosie the Riveter: A Spectacular Experience,” at the Military Aviation ...

On Nov. 1, 1897, the new Library of Congress building opened to the public. Previously, the library had been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol. In the 20th century ...

On August 13, 1961, East Germany shut down its border with West Germany. As per Library of Congress, around 1 am, the ...

All episodes can be heard on NPR.org and the NPR app. NPR has supported the Library of Congress National Book Festival as a media partner for nine years. More information about the annual literary ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two Portland schools received a special delivery of books straight from the Library of Congress on Thursday morning. Students from Markham Elementary, currently situated ...

A new exemption to a 1998 law will allow third-party technicians to repair McDonald’s ice cream and McFlurry machines.

The United States Capitol Building is located in Washington, D.C., at the eastern end of the National Mall. Facing westward, it sits on a huge, 88-feet plateau above the Potomac River.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Two Portland public schools received a surprise delivery this morning as the Library of Congress donated extra books to Markham Elementary and Robert Gray Middle School.

To preserve and share history as it happened through the lens of those who lived it, the Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP) collects these stories, and the stories of veterans who ...