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🧵 80 years ago today, newspapers in Europe carried news of the unexpected death of a very important man, in a hotel miles from the nearest city. A man who, said some, was helping the Allies win the war. But there was a twist to the tale. The man in question wasn't actually dead

"You're establishing a relationship that lasts a lifetime. You know that they would be there for you, and they know that I would be there for them." For Hall of Famer Jim Leyland, the duties of an MLB manager go beyond the game of baseball. Sean Casey | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾

68 years ago today, on July 25th, 1956 a baseball miracle took place before a sparse crowd at Forbes Field. In his sophomore year with the #Pittsburgh Pirates, Roberto Clemente came to bat with the bases loaded, nobody out, and his team trailing the Chicago Cubs 8-5 in the bottom

‘They have done almost unbelievable things’: #Ukraine’s death-defying #art rescuers theguardian.com/world/article/…

Today, we released the final volume of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative's investigative report on our nation's troubled yet largely ignored boarding school era. It's an era that has impacted every Native person I know, including my own family. doi.gov/pressreleases/…

📚 Celebrate the legacy of James Baldwin at the DC Public Library! We’re honoring this literary icon and civil rights champion with recommended reads, resources, and events ➡️ bit.ly/3WyQuHN

The First “Selfie” In History Taken by Robert Cornelius, a Philadelphia Chemist, in 1839 openculture.com/2024/08/the-fi… via Open Culture

MARY POPPINS was released 60 years ago today. One of the most successful of all Disney films, and the movie which made Julia Andrew an overnight star, the behind-the-scenes story is practically perfect in every way… 1/51

Justice Dept. charges two Russian media operatives in alleged scheme wapo.st/4e2amZS

Read about our work preparing an Indigenous history of Bacon's Rebellion (1676). Indigenous expertise and on-the-ground work challenge old narratives from a Native perspective: wapo.st/4ewB1OA

A NASA & Department of State partnership is making air quality forecasts available for the roughly 270 U.S. diplomatic posts globally. Using NASA satellite data & computer models, the ZephAir tool now provides three-day forecasts for hazardous PM2.5 air pollution. go.nasa.gov/4graW5j

.ProPublica is hiring 3 reporters to cover politics and power in our DC office. 🚨Applications will close Friday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. ET 👩‍💻 Minimum 5 years investigative experience, track record covering Washington 📌 DC based 💰 $130K-$170K Apply: grnh.se/ed4db3d56us

The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is proud to announce that the first collection of 20 interviews documented for the COVID-19 American History Project — with service and hospitality workers in New Orleans — is now available online. blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2024/…

After the 1st Kennedy/Nixon debate, Eleanor Roosevelt sent JFK some feedback on her performance, and said: "It was a milestone for TV and a really good way to campaign." jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/a…

How Do I Cover Sacred Sites as an Indigenous Journalist? propublica.org/article/indige…

💥 MICHEL FOUCAULT Born on this day, in 1926 “There are moments in life where the question of knowing if one can think otherwise than one thinks and see otherwise than one sees is indispensable for continuing to look and reflect.”

For months, I’ve been calling attention to the fact that our adversaries are absolutely attempting to sway our elections by spreading false information online. With under two weeks until the election, that threat persists. apnews.com/article/russia…

SoCal residents now have a powerful resource for climate action! @PitzerCollege students teamed up with Esri to create #SoCal Earth —a website offering essential data on climate risk, air quality, biodiversity, housing, and more🌱 ow.ly/M0j750TYXtu

Something to ponder as you head out to vote today, for free. In the Library's Rosa Parks Papers collection, there's a receipt for the poll tax she had to pay to vote in Alabama in 1956. Poll taxes, a Jim Crow-era voter suppression tool, were not abolished federally until 1964.