By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2018 — As Major League Baseball gets a new season under way, fans around the country are looking forward to rooting for their favorite teams in the months ahead. Lovers of baseball can also look back on some interesting...
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By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 28, 2018 — Last week, a team of civilian explorers discovered the USS Juneau, which was lost during World War II, near the Solomon Islands. In 1942, torpedoes from a Japanese submarine split the light-cruiser in half, sinking it almost...
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By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 23, 2018 — A new exhibition that opened this week in Bangkok, Thailand, highlights 200 years of United States-Thai friendship and features more than 40 records and gifts loaned from the National Archives and Records Administration....
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By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 16, 2018 — During the Civil War era, the Federal Government needed to expand its workforce, but the jobs paid too little for most qualified men to even consider the vacancies. So the Government tried a new approach to filling its...
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The National Archives has a wealth of records and information documenting the U.S. experience in the Vietnam conflict. Explore the experiences of Americans during this worldwide conflict through exhibits and events or visit our World War I portal page for primary source material...
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The National Archives celebrates America's favorite pastime! Baseball has played a major role throughout American history. Explore records in the National Archives Catalog related to everything from racial integration in baseball and the Negro leagues to World Series races,...
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By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 12, 2018 — The nation’s earliest three First Ladies played a pivotal role in defining the nature of the American Presidency to a fledgling nation and to the world, according to the author of a new book on the subject. Jeanne E. Abrams...
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By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 6, 2018 — The National Archives and Records Administration will host several events in observance of Sunshine Week, an annual nationwide celebration of access to public information. Events include an educational symposium, a week-long...
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By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, February 28, 2018 — Nine-year-old Madeline Gurbach and her dad, Matthew, visited Washington, DC, in January 2018. This happened to be during a Federal Government shutdown. The National Archives museum, like dozens of other Federal sites, was...
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By Kerri Lawrence | National Archives News WASHINGTON, February 14, 2018 — Visitors to the National Archives will have the rare opportunity to view the original Emancipation Proclamation in the East Rotunda Gallery during the weekend of February 17-19, 2018, in observance of African American...