By Pete Lewis | National Archives News
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2024 — Code-named Operation Overlord, and often referred to as D-Day, the Normandy landings occurred on June 6, 1944, and were the largest amphibious invasion in history. The World War II operation began the Allied forces’ liberation of...
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Between the cold temperatures and brawls, hockey is not for the faint of heart. And another sport—ice skating—has to be mastered before even picking up a hockey stick. Perhaps that is why the moments of triumph are so thrilling. Hockey-related records, including the "Miracle on Ice"...
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By Mary Ryan and Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, April 12, 2024 — A new state-of-the-art digitization center at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in College Park, Maryland, is allowing the agency to provide greater public access to the...
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The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in Paris, France, from July 26 to August 11. There are 206 countries expected to participate, and more than 15 million tourists are expected in the City of Lights during the event. These Games will feature the debut of breaking, also known as...
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Every March even casual sports fans become obsessed with brackets, Cinderella stories, and buzzer-beating plays. But basketball is more than March Madness, Dream Teams, and legendary players that seemingly defy the laws of gravity to fly through the air. Not everyone makes it to the Big Dance...
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By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 22, 2024 – In 1946, as part of a deal with striking coal miners, the U.S. Government promised to sponsor a nationwide survey of health and labor conditions in mining camps. Russell Lee, who had made his name during the Great Depression...
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By Cara Moore Lebonick | National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 15, 2024 – Sunshine Week is an annual nonpartisan celebration of the importance of publicly available records and the practice of open government to drive civic engagement. In recognition of the week, on March 14, the National...
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By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 14, 2024 – While Russell Lee may not be as well known as Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks, Walker Evans, or some others who documented the plight of Americans for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, the...
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By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 14, 2024 – To mark the second annual celebration of National Civic Learning Week, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan hosted a fireside chat with U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona, March 12. The discussion...
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By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 11, 2024 — Dr. Rebecca Brenner Graham's time as a 2023 Cokie Roberts Women's History Fellow took her from the National Archives at College Park in Maryland to the Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) Presidential Library in Hyde Park, New York....