by Ronald M. Johnson On January 16, 1986, Coretta Scott King unveiled a memorial bust of her husband in the…
Montgomery Meigs’ Vision of Arlington Cemetery
–by Ronald M. Johnson Among the individuals who played prominent roles in the building of the United States Capitol was…
The Temporary Insanity of Rep. Daniel Sickles
–by Clare Whitton, USCHS intern On a chilly winter evening, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Philip Barton Key…
George Washington’s First Principles of Executive Leadership
Editor’s note: On Wednesday, August 3, our summer lecture series continues with Dr. Kathleen Bartoloni-Tuazon’s book talk about her recent…
Constantino Brumidi: Immigrant or Refugee Pt. 2
We’re marking the anniversary of Brumidi’s birth by revisiting remarks from a 2015 celebration. See here for Part 1. –by…
Constantino Brumidi: Refugee or Immigrant?
–by William C. diGiacomantonio To mark the 211th birthday of the Capitol’s premier artist, Constantino Brumidi, we are posting the…
Rep. Emanuel Celler
On May 5 and 6, the U.S. Capitol Historical Society will host its annual symposium on congressional history. After a…
Francis Doughty: Visionary or Trouble Maker?
Today we welcome Mau van Duren to the USCHS blog! He will be discussing his new book, Many Heads and…
Vote Pairing
While researching a recent Twitter/Facebook Fact-of-the-Day post, I came across a notation in the Congressional Globe (similar to today’s Congressional…
William Henry Harrison’s Gold Medal
While researching today’s #onthisday Tweet (also on Facebook!), I turned up an interesting little fact. Read on to learn more…
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