The Rise of the Robo-Voices October 7, 2021 by Ellen Gamerman for The Wall Street Journal The next time you see a movie or TV show that was dubbed from a foreign language, the voices you... Read More
“Ground Zero” by Alan Gratz Wins 2021 Grateful American Book Prize October 7, 2021 Chris Stevenson’s The Cannon of Courage and Michaela MacColl’s View from Pagoda Hill, will receive Honorable Mention awards Read More
NEH Awards $87.8 Million in ARP Relief Funding for Economic Recovery to Cultural and Educational Institutions October 4, 2021 Grant awards will preserve humanities jobs and support the reopening and rebuilding of humanities programs Read More
History MattersOctober 1 to October 15, 2021 October 1, 2021 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future Read More
Banned Books WeekSeptember 26 – October 2, 2021 September 26, 2021 Celebrates the freedom to read, draws attention to banned and challenged books, and highlights persecuted individuals. Read More
Ancient Footprints Push Back Date of Human Arrival in the Americas September 23, 2021 by Carl Zimmer for The New York Times Human footprints found in New Mexico are about 23,000 years old, a study reported, suggesting that people may have arrived... Read More
Covid overtakes 1918 Spanish flu as deadliest disease in U.S. history September 20, 2021 by Helen Branswell for STAT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 675,000 Americans died during the 1918 pandemic. Covid deaths stand at... Read More
Sandra Day O’ConnorFirst Woman on the Supreme Court September 17, 2021 Current Exhibit at the Supreme Court of the United States Read More
History MattersSeptember 16 to September 30, 2021 September 16, 2021 Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future Read More
When it comes to COVID vaccines, look to the Founders for answers September 13, 2021 General George Washington was fighting two foes when the Continental Army encamped at Valley Forge: the British and smallpox. Read More
National Book Festival to Feature Two Programs on Washington Post Live September 10, 2021 Actor and Philanthropist Michael J. Fox, U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo to Join Discussions Hosted by Washington Post Live in... Read More
