美国国会图书馆(Library of Congress)建于1800年,是美国的四个官方国家图书馆之一,也是全球最重要的图书馆之一。它是在美国国会的支持下,通过公众基金、美国国会的适当资助、私营企业的捐助及致力于图书馆工作的全体职员共同努力建成,是美国历史最悠久的联邦文化机构,世界上最大的知识宝库,更是美国知识与民主的重要象征...
Tours run Monday-Saturday every 10 minutes from 8:30 am - 3:20 pm, but this schedule can be changed for any of a number of reasons. The Capitol (as well as the Library of Congress and Supreme Court) is closed on Sundays.Tours can last between 50-80 minutes and the tour route can...
Tour Washington DC sights – Visit our Union Station, the most visited destination in DC. See the Capitol building, the Supreme Court and Library of Congress. Visit the Smithsonian, the National Gallery, and the Museum of Natural History. GO TO Washington DC Sign Up for Trolley Deals Sign ...
booking a tour of the capitol through your congressperson is probably a good idea - not because you wouldn't get in without it, but because often, (assuming things are slow), you can get a little bit of extra 'behind the scenes' access and often even a meeting...
Library of Congress // Wikimedia Commons 1923: Meyer v. Nebraska Probably as a result of World War I and heightened national sentiments, a Nebraska law was put in place forbidding the teaching of any modern language other than English. The law was challenged and overruled, though, when the ...
Library of Congress 1924: Indian Citizenship Act Citizenship for Native Americans before the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act was hard to come by. Before the Civil War, only those with one-half or less Native American blood were offered citizenship. Most Native American women who had married U.S. ...
Since 1800, this is where the legislative branch of American government (ie Congress) has met to write the country's laws.
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The Library of Congress Flickr No known copyright restrictions Warren G. Harding When He Died:August 2, 1923 How He Died:Warren G. Harding took office in 1921 andwas an advocatefor less governmental interference with business. At the time of his death, Warren G. Harding was ...