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Mutual Admiration and a Few Jokes

Harpo Marx and Harry Truman

Letters in the Truman Library reveal the unlikely relationship between President Harry Truman and two of the Marx Brothers. More

Defiant in the Defense of Art: Three 'Monuments Women' Push for Postwar Reforms

Edith Standen and Rose Valland

Three women put their careers at risk to restore Nazi-seized art to their proper owners. More

The Men—and the Women—Who Built the Washington Monument

Robert Mills design for the Washington Monument

After decades of fund-raising and delays, the Washington Monument finally rose to completion. More

 

Events

Events

April 24, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT - Washington, DC
The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

April 25, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT - Abilene, KS
Eisenhower, Suez Crisis, and Lessons for Today (Lunch & Learn)

April 25, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PDT - Simi Valley, CA
Ronald Reagan Library Community Blood Drive

April 25, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT - Washington, DC
Teaching the 80th Anniversary of D-Day with Primary Sources

May 1, 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. EDT - Washington, DC
Perspectives on History: AAPI Voices in the American Story

May 5, 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. EDT - Boston, MA
PEN/Hemingway Award Celebration

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