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Mutual Admiration and a Few Jokes

Harpo Marx and Harry Truman

Letters in the Truman Library reveal the unlikely relationship between President Harry Truman and two of the Marx Brothers. More

Defiant in the Defense of Art: Three 'Monuments Women' Push for Postwar Reforms

Edith Standen and Rose Valland

Three women put their careers at risk to restore Nazi-seized art to their proper owners. More

The Men—and the Women—Who Built the Washington Monument

Robert Mills design for the Washington Monument

After decades of fund-raising and delays, the Washington Monument finally rose to completion. More

 

Events

Events

May 1, 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. EDT - Washington, DC
Perspectives on History: AAPI Voices in the American Story

May 5, 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. EDT - Boston, MA
PEN/Hemingway Award Celebration

May 8, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. CDT - Independence, MO
Commemoration of Harry S. Truman's 140th birthday

May 8, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EDT - Atlanta, GA
Natalie Foster, Author of The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy

May 9, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT - Online
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee Meeting

May 15, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EDT - Atlanta, GA
Brian Stone Jr., author of Radical Adaptation

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