UPDATE: Gueli’s talk has been rescheduled, for Wednesday, May 18. See our website for more information about her book. On…
Capitol Apples
–Shana Klein, Ph.D., Art History, University of New Mexico; USCHS Capitol Fellow March 11 has been declared National Johnny Appleseed…
Mary McGrory, Congressional Columnist
Editor’s note: On Thursday, March 10, the U.S. Capitol Historical Society will host author John Norris in conversation with Don…
Representative Caroline O’Day
Caroline Goodwin was born on a Georgia plantation in 1875 but spent years working for progressive causes, including woman suffrage…
Sen. Hiram Revels (Mississippi, 1870-71)
–by William C. diGiacomantonio On 25 February 1870, Hiram Revels (1827-1901) presented his credentials from the state of Mississippi, which…
Capitol Myths: Brumidi Falls to his Death?
This Sunday, the U.S. Capitol Historical Society is partnering with the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company to present “The Price of…
Senator Blanche K. Bruce
Each February, the U.S. Capitol Historical Society commemorates Black History Month with a lunchtime lecture or similar event. This year,…
Act of Terror on the Hill: The July 2, 1915 Bombing of the Capitol
-by Ronald M. Johnson In the midst of recent terrorist attacks, historians of the United States Capitol last year marked the…
Foreign Dignitaries Address Congress
–by William diGiacomantonio When Pope Francis addresses a joint meeting of Congress this week, he will add his name to…
A Lesson in the Passing of Time: The Frieze of American History and Constantino Brumidi’s Panel on the Death of Tecumseh
Ronald M. Johnson Georgetown University In my classes, I can often tell when the students think I am pushing something…