☘️ A St Patrick's Day themed cartoon in Washington DC's Evening Star newspaper #OTD 1926
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1 March 1926 'Evening Star' newspaper cartoon - March is 'thrice welcome if you've brought gentle spring in your luggage'
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“Just One Day” uses the front pages of historical newspapers to contextualize momentous events, both joyous and heinous.
What happened the day before the Tulsa Race Massacre?
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History repeating itself!
Warm weather too 100 years ago in this Washington DC newspaper cartoon
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We'll see what we can rustle up (we have some that are for individual states' #ChronAm work), but @mollyhardy.bsky.social might have the best collection!
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Beginning in the late 19th century, newspapers started to publish and celebrate April Fools' Days. Browse this guide to historical articles about April Fools pranks and other celebrations of the holiday at the #NEHgrant-funded #ChronAm database of American newspapers: ow.ly/OM0X50VpTsy
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Front page of the Honolulu Sunday Advertiser in 1908.
#OTD in 1871, Hawaiian Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi was born. The only member of Congress to have been born into royalty, Prince Kūhiō served as the 2nd elected congressional delegate from the territory of Hawai’i. Read more about his re-election in 1908 via #ChronAm: ow.ly/KJk950Vm8Fu
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☘️ A St Patrick's Day themed cartoon in the Washington DC newspaper 'Evening Star' #OTD 1925 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045... #ChronAm #StPatricksDay
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A digital scan of a 1923 “Washington Times-Herald” article with the headline "Eva Fay, Famous Medium, Tells How to Talk With Spirits: Describes Methods of Holding Seance in Home". On the right side of the page is a side profile image of Eva Fay, wearing a diamond headband reminiscent of the "Roaring '20s".
NEH is celebrating “All The News That’s Fit to Print” Day with the #NEHgrant-funded #ChronAm database of digitized American newspapers between 1756-1963.
Take tips from Eva Fay in this 1923 "Washington Times-Herald" article, a famous medium, on “how to talk with spirits": ow.ly/S4bC50UV8bl
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Happy Birthday Hank Aaron!
Grab some peanuts and cracker jack and read about Aaron capturing the 1963 National League Slugging Title in this article from “The Daily News of the Virgin Islands,” part of #NEHgov funded #ChronAm database: ow.ly/7UnA50USqth
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A digital scan of an 1895 "Marble Hill Press" article on Owney and his adventures. The shaggy dog is wearing a vest with tags on it and the caption below says "Owney, The Railway Mail Clerks' Dog Friend".
Today we’re celebrating “Thank a Mail Carrier Day”—specifically a four-legged one!
Owney, beloved railway mail dog, often traveled across America. Read about his 1895 adventures in this “Marble Hill Press” article at the #NEHgov funded #ChronAm database: chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89066...
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A digital copy of a 1906 "The Minneapolis Journal" article with the headline "Nobby Designs for the Practical Sweater" featuring seven women wearing different sweater designs and one dog wearing a sweater.
Don’t forget to bundle up on Sweater Day!
Thanks to #ChronAm, dog moms in 1906 could show off the latest sweater fashion AND match with their furry best friend as shown in this article from “The Minneapolis Journal” —some things never change!
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A black and white photo of a skier with a group of spectators below.
#OTD in 1924, the inaugural Winter Olympics opened in Chamonix, France. Held over 10 days, athletes from 16 nations competed in nine different events. Read more from this sports page from The Omaha Morning Bee. ow.ly/lcIR50UIrM2
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DEADLINE TODAY! Applications for the National Digital Newspaper Program are due TODAY. For more information visit ow.ly/3xUT50UzmKC
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The front page of "The St. Croix Avis" with a photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt, Chairman of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights with the caption "U.N. Drafts Bill on Human Rights".
Happy Human Rights Day!
Look at this 1948 “The St. Croix Avis” photo and caption from #ChronAm featuring Chairman of the U.N. Human Rights Commission, Eleanor Roosevelt, pushing for a universal bill for human rights: ow.ly/gMem50UmzXX
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The front page of "The Evening Star" on Dec. 15, 1941 with the headline "U.S.S. Arizona, 5 Other Warships Lost In Pearl Harbor Attack, Knox Reveals".
The bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, precipitated the U.S.’s entry into #WWII.
See how the attack was covered on the front pages of America’s newspapers at the #NEHgov-supported #ChronAm: ow.ly/BIjI50Ufb6G
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🚨 NEW POST: Good manners can make all the difference in just about any situation. If you follow the etiquette you (hopefully) learned in preschool, you’ll go far—into the judicial system, that is. #HistoryBlog #ChronAm secondglancehistory.com/mind-your-ma...
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