But the cost of running the library has risen rapidly in recent years, and the library hasn’t enough money to continue its work.In the past, it was open every evening and also on Saturdays and Sundays.Now it is closed at those times, to save money. The library is trying every possibl...
结果1 题目 Who offered his personal library when the capital building of Library of Congress was burned by British troops in 1814?A.Abraham LincolnB.George WashingtonC.Thomas JeffersonD.Franklin D. Roosevelt 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 答案:C 反馈 收藏 ...
Morton was born in Adams, New York, in 1832, but his life took a decisive turn on his wedding day in October 1854. After he and his bride, Caroline Joy French, were married in Detroit, they headed west for adventure in the wilds of Nebraska Territory. The couple settled on 160 treele...
Text of the Gettysburg Address from the archives of the Library of Congress Alicia Reynolds Alicia Reynolds holds a Bachelor's degree in History from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's degree in American Studies from Columbia University. Alicia is a keen writer and consultant...
In 1926, Congress passed a resolution making November 11 an annual observance and “Armistice Day” was celebrated for a few decades. In 1953, following World War II and the Korean War, the day was changed from Armistice Day to Veterans Day to honor U.S. veterans and victims of all wars...
Washington was created in 1790,when Congress (the highest lawmaking body of the U.S.A.) decided to place the nation""s new capital in the east of the country.It was built half-way between the northern and the southern states of the America.And of course it was named...
海史密斯’南美, 国会图书馆馆藏.(Carnival rides in Phoenix at the annual Arizona State Fair, which has been held since 1884, eighteen years before statehood, when it was a territorial fair. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.), 本站编号60613854,...
Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons W. B. Yeats' Relationship With Maud Gonne The great love of Yeats' life was the Irish actress and revolutionary Maud Gonne, who was equally famous for her intense nationalist politics a...
One of the most bitterly debated issues on the floor of Congress was the Indian Removal Bill of 1830, pushed hard by then-President Andrew Jackson. Despite being assailed by many legislators as immoral, the bill finally passed in the Senate by nine votes, 29 to 17, and by an even small...
During the American Civil War a young man 41(name) Roswell McIntyre was drafted into the army. The war was not going well. The army needed 42(soldier) so much that he was sent into battle without being trained. Roswell became frightened and ran. Later he 43(sentence) to be shot for ...