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We recently kicked off a new 10-part CSPAN series, 'Congress Investigates,' in which we explore some of the most significant investigations ever held by Congress.

Check out this NEW lesson, f/t Steve Drummond, which focuses on the WWII Truman Committee: c-span.org/classroom/docu….

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completed an orbital flight #TDIH in 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. The Gagarin space flight shocked many Americans, displaying an alarming Soviet lead in the space race amid fears of a 'missile gap'. Nashville Tennessean, April 13, 1961. #history

Robert MacNeil, a pioneer of public media journalism and a driving force behind the show that would become the PBS NewsHour, died Friday at the age of 93. to.pbs.org/441cZaf

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame exhibit

Five years after a devastating fire, the restoration of the Notre-Dame cathedral is nearing completion, boosting President Emmanuel Macron's hopes of a lasting legacy ahead of the upcoming Olympic Games in #Paris2024

The '60s at 60 open.spotify.com/playlist/6ALVN…

Billboard Hot 100, April 11, 1964. One out of every seven songs on the chart is by The Beatles.

Today is National Submarine Day. During WWII, 263 U.S. Navy submarines deployed on war patrols. This image of 52 submarines in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Mare Island in 1946 represents the same number of subs that went on eternal patrol after being lost in the war.

April 11, 1967: Sen. Robert Kennedy sees for himself the living conditions in the Mississippi Delta.

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I’m not sure there is a “between” for those times

Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city
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Real-life 'Rosie the Riveters' were honored Wednesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the nation's highest civilian awards.

'We helped our country win the war,' said Mae Krier, who built aircraft during the war and spoke at Wednesday's ceremony.

#OnThisDay in 1967, Fannie Lou Hamer, Unita Blackwell and others testified about the immense poverty in the Mississippi Delta as U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy and others listened at a Senate subcommittee hearing in Jackson.

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Demolished April 10, 1964: the Polo Grounds.

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🎙 'CLEANER THAN NEUTROGENA'

Inch-perfect Pedri lob to smooth Raphinha volley, with Ray Hudson on the call. Perfect UCL hat trick.

Shack of a war veteran with a view of Nueces Bay in Corpus Christi, 1939.

Another outstanding Russell Lee photo!