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Photo of Jack Kerouac from his military personnel file

A look at the Official Military Personnel Files of the famous and famous-to-be: George Patton, Elvis Presley, Jack Kerouac, Jimi Hendrix, Jackie Robinson, and more. More

Searching for Captain Blye

Detail of a Customs Service license for William Blye

Find out how to use maritime records - at the National Archives at Boston and beyond - in your genealogical research. More

President Nixon talks to Apollo 11 astronauts, who are in a quarantine unit.

Moon Rocks and Moon Germs

Learn about the history of the Lunar Receiving Laboratory as NASA prepared for handling samples from the Moon. More

Events

Events

December 12, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST - Online
Jubilee! Records of Emancipation at the National Archives and Records Administration

December 14, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST - Atlanta, GA
Exhibit Opening - The Nature of the Man: Landscapes from the Childhood of Jimmy Carter by John L. Cleaveland, Jr.

December 14, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST - Atlanta, GA
Fulton County Schools' "Jimmy Carter and Andrew Young Social Studies Tournament"

December 14, 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST - Washington, DC
The Tea on Tea! A Boston Tea Party Discussion with Our Nation’s Founding Women

December 14, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST - Independence, MO
Retro Holiday Party

January 5, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST - Simi Valley, CA
Special Exhibit Closing: Christmas Around the World

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