On October 3, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation naming Thursday, November 26, 1789, as an official holiday of "sincere and humble thanks." The nation then celebrated its first Thanksgiving under its new Constitution. On October 3, 1863, President...
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Enlarge Matthew McGuire (left) and George Chapman recently visited the National Archives’ to see the Bell UH-1M Iroquois helicopter that they flew in combat in Vietnam with the U.S. Army’s 176th Assault Helicopter Company. (National Archives photo by Kerri Lawrence) By Kerri Lawrence |...
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By Michael Davis | National Archives News In observance of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) hosted a panel of five combat photographers who shared their experiences serving in war and the stories behind their iconic photographs at...
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By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, November 9, 2018 — Three Vietnam-era helicopters went on display this morning outside the National Archives in Washington, DC. Their pilots are also on hand, offering tours of the aircraft to the public and answering questions about their...
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By Michael Davis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, November 9, 2018 — As the nation commemorates the hundred-year anniversary of the end of World War I, records at the National Archives and Records Administration shed light on the last American, and the last combatant from any nation, to be...
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By Rebecca Grandahl | National Archives News WASHINGTON, November 1, 2018 — As the sun set on the National Archives in Washington, DC, on October 13, more than 100 children and their guests, with sleeping bags in hand, poured into the building for a night of fun, games, and history. On the night...
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By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, October 30, 2018 — The National Archives and Records Administration hosted its biggest genealogy event of the year on October 24, 2018. The live, virtual event, conducted by webcast, provided guidance and advice on how family historians can...
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By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, September 25, 2018 — By all accounts, 1968 was a tumultuous year in American history. International and national events changed the landscape of America and the world around it forever. Significant events of that fateful year...
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Fifty years ago, Apollo 8 became the the first manned spaceflight to leave the Earth’s orbit. Ignited by rumors of a possible Soviet manned lunar mission, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders into space on December 21...
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by Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, September 18, 2018 — Thirty-one new United States naturalized citizens took the oath of allegiance on Constitution Day yesterday at the National Archives Rotunda in Washington, DC. Sworn in just steps away from the Charters of Freedom—the...