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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

 

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May 15, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EDT - Atlanta, GA
Brian Stone Jr., author of Radical Adaptation

May 15, 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. CDT - Kansas City, MO
The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President

May 16, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT - Online
The National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Lewis and Clark

May 16, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT - Online
The Hamilton Scheme: An Epic Tale of Money and Power in the American Founding

May 16, 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. EDT - Washington, DC
The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education, 70 Years Later

May 17, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CDT - West Branch, IA
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