Day 37: May 24
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On Wednesday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the National Archives in St. Louis, a panel of local historians will discuss ”Poverty In America” and the photographs on display in the exhibition.
The panel will be moderated byDr. Jonathan C. Smith (Saint Louis University’s Department of African American Studies). Other panelists include, Dr. Margaret Garb (Washington University) who will discuss the Great Depression; Dr. Adell Patton (University of Missouri at St. Louis) who will discuss Post-Depression poverty and Dr. John McManus (Missouri University of Science and Technology) will discuss how poverty fueled World War II enlistment.
RSVPs are appreciated but not required. Email at stlpublic.programs@nara.gov or call 314-801-0847.
DIRECTIONS:The National Archives at St. Louis is located at 1 Archives Drive (off of Dunn Road) St. Louis, MO., 63138, next to Hazelwood East Middle School. All visitors to this facility must go through security screening entering the facility. Visitors are REQUIRED to show current photo identification. Items such as, knives, pepper spray, and other weapons are not allowed in the facility. Free parking is available in the visitor parking lot.
Directions: http://goo.gl/maps/ywPJq
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Frenchman’s Flat, Nevada - Atomic Cannon Test - History’s first atomic artillery shell fired from the Army’s new 280-mm artillery gun. Hundreds of high ranking Armed Forces officers and members of Congress are present. The fireball ascending, 05/23/1953
(Ed. note - Although the caption provided with the photo states 5/23/1953, most records indicate this test occurred on May 25, 1953.)
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POW Week at the Nixon Library
A sheriff-led motorcade will escort Vietnam POWs to the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California at 12:30PM PT. Their arrival at the Library coincides with the 40th anniversary of President Nixon’s POW homecoming dinner at the White House.
An All-American Homecoming is a new exhibit at the Nixon Library about the POWs visit to the White House. The event occurred on May 24, 1973, and it remains the largest dinner ever held at the White House. This week, the Nixon Foundation is hosting a series of events to celebrate the POWs.
Tomorrow evening, on the anniversary of the original White House homecoming, the Foundation will hold a reunion dinner for the POWs in the Nixon Library’s “East Room.” The original menu will be recreated, including American comfort foods like sirloin steak and potatoes.
Learn more about POW Week at the Nixon Library through the Nixon Foundation.Photo: Entertainers sing “God Bless America” to the returned POW troops at the White House. From L-R: Phyllis Diller, Former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley, actress Joey Heatherton, President Nixon, Songwriter Irving Berlin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Pat Nixon and Comedian Bob Hope. 5/24/73.
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“That we have the vote means nothing. That we use it in the right way means everything. Our political work has only begun when we have the ballot. And that work should be carried out exactly as our college work is — as any good work which we undertake is — it must be thoughtful, idealistic, clean, effective.”
-Lou Henry Hoover, April 10, 1920
Before she was First Lady, Lou Henry Hoover spoke at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. At the time of her speech, the 19th Amendment had been passed by Congress. On August 18, 1920, the amendment was ratified, guaranteeing American women the right to vote.-from the Hoover Library
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George Washington’s personal copy of the Acts of Congress is now on display at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library until June 1, 2013.
This photo shows the inside of the front cover where George Washington pasted his armorial bookplate. The bookplate features the Washington family coat of arms and the motto “exitus acta probat,” which translates to “the result is the test of the actions.”
The Acts will travel to each of our 13 Presidential Libraries before returning to its home at Mount Vernon.
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Happy 130th to the Brooklyn Bridge!
When it opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world. Designed and built by German-born John A. Roebling and his son, Washington A. Roebling, the bridge connected New York and Brooklyn. The remarkable design used Roebling’s patented system of steel wire cable construction. Its graceful limestone and granite towers, pictured here, took 5 years to build.
- Photograph of the Brooklyn Bridge Across the East River, 04/1974. From the EPA’s DOCUMERICA Series
- Plan of One Tower for the East River Bridge, 1867
- Pedestrians on the upper deck promenade of Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, ca. 1910
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