In the 1980s, veterans of the Korean War successfully lobbied Congress for a memorial.

Before the completion of the National Archives each government department was responsible for its own records, which often resulted in the loss of many documents.

Considered by Frederick Douglass to be "the most promising young colored man in America," Paul Laurence Dunbar published many poems, essays, novels, and short stories.

When Eleanor Roosevelt came to the White House in 1933, she broke precedent by holding press conferences, traveling to all parts of the country, giving lectures, and expressing her opinions candidly in a daily syndicated newspaper column, "My Day."

Washington DC, the command center for the Union war efforts, is rich in Civil War stories. Take the Civil War tour to learn more.