When Washington Burned
Author Robert Watson talked about the War of 1812, detailing the British military campaign and American resistance on August 24, 1814, the day the British burned the Capitol. The U.S. Capito…
464 viewsAuthor Robert Watson talked about the War of 1812, detailing the British military campaign and American resistance on August 24, 1814, the day the British burned the Capitol. The U.S. Capito…
464 viewsAuthor Fergus Bordewich discussed President Ulysses Grant’s efforts to dismantle the KKK and other Reconstruction-era white supremist groups. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted this …
133 viewsFormer House Speakers Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Troy Carter (D-LA) joined the U.S. Capitol Historical Society to honor Cheryl Johnson, the 36th clerk o…
304 viewsAuthor David Silverman talked about the history of Thanksgiving and the relationship between the Wampanoag Indians and Plymouth Colony. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted this virtua…
899 viewsThere are 11 women honored in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall. A bipartisan gathering of female members of Congress remembered them, and commemorated their work and achievements. T…
227 viewsHow did the suffragists win the vote? Lucinda Robb and Rebecca Boggs Roberts, heirs to two prominent political families, explained their strategies and tactics in The Suffragist Playbook: Yo…
350 viewsThe U.S. Capitol Historical Society presented its 2022 Freedom Award to the U.S. Capitol Police and the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department in recognition, in large part, of the…
118 viewsEducator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune was remembered at a symposium looking at her life and legacy. On July 13, 2022, the U.S. Congress dedicated a statue of her as part of …
830 viewsTo mark the 200th anniversary of Ulysses Grant’s birth, the U.S. Capitol Historical Society commemorated his life at a Capitol Hill ceremony. Among those who spoke at the landmark Grant eque…
175 viewsHistorian and bestselling author Joseph Ellis looked at how the Founding Fathers can provide wisdom for navigating today’s society. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted this online eve…
1,162 viewsNovember 11, 2021 is the centennial of Arlington Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Samuel Holliday, of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, explained the story behind the tomb, who is …
463 viewsThe U.S. Capitol Historical Society’s Steve Livengood, chief guide and public historian, talked about the ghost stories and legends associated with the seat of Congress. The society hosted t…
857 viewsCapitol tour guide Robert Pohl shared some of his favorite unconventional stories with the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. He talked about the late-19th century fad of honeymooners visiting…
525 viewsU.S. Capitol Historical Society Chief Historian William “Chuck” diGiacomantonio discussed the tumultuous interactions between Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson and Federalist …
540 viewsU.S. Capitol Historical Society chief guide and public historian Steve Livengood took viewers on a virtual tour of the Capitol grounds that were designed by landscape architect Frederick Law…
146 viewsShakespeare enthusiast and U.S. Senate Finance Committee Democratic Chief Counsel Michael Evans discussed how the Bard has been invoked in historic congressional debates, and the political l…
802 viewsDiscovery Education, in coordination with first lady Jill Biden, took students on a virtual field trip of Washington, D.C., visiting the White House, Supreme Court, Tomb of the Unknown, U.S.…
3,064 viewsLegal historian Paul Finkelman and Harvard law Professor Randall Kennedy presented talks on the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Reconstruction era. Paul Finkelman detailed why he belie…
1,064 viewsMartha Jones, author of Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality For All, talked about the various ways African American women became involved in the …
413 viewsFollowing the passage of the 18th Amendment, prohibition began in the U.S. on January 16, 1920. Garrett Peck, author of the book Prohibition in Washington, DC, explained how the nation’s cap…
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