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What’s the right way to mark Juneteenth? The newest US holiday is confusing Americans

The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four years after President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, Americans have wrestled with what to make of the holiday.

The Conversation

Former NI Secretary rejects reports he ‘turned a blind eye’ to IRA crimes

Lord Reid said the transition from war to peace is ‘not always easy’.

Evening Standard

Believe it or not, there was a time when the US government built beautiful homes for working-class Americans to deal with a housing crisis

In 1918, as World War I intensified overseas, the U.S. government embarked on a radical experiment: It quietly became the nation’s largest housing developer, designing and constructing more than 80 new communities across 26 states in just two years.

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Edward II’s coronation roll goes on display alongside King Charles’s

Oldest surviving version from 1308 is dwarfed in size by 21-metre roll produced more than 700 years later

The Guardian - UK

MI5 reveals never-before-seen spy secrets in National Archives Exhibition

Exhibits include Guy Burgess’s briefcase, which was left behind as he fled to Moscow, and a 110-year-old lemon used by German spy Karl Muller.

The Independent UK

Fires, wars and bureaucracy: The tumultuous journey to establish the US National Archives

Some of the United States’ most important historical documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation, are housed in the U.S. National Archives. Beyond these high-profile items, it also preserves lesser-known but no less vital records, such as national park master plans,…

The Conversation

National Archives Faces Political Turmoil Under Trump Administration

Trump's actions impact National Archives, raising concerns about politicization and future leadership. Safeguarding historic records is crucial for preserv...

Top News

Fact check: Home Office memo advised police how to deal with vulnerable children

The Home Office circular did not contain the quote, or sentiments, that online users have attributed to it.

Evening Standard

Tony Blair was warned of Eastern European immigration surge following EU expansion

Papers from the National Archives show Tony Blair was warned of an immigration surge from Eastern Europe following the 2004 EU expansion

Evening Standard

Australia's close-up, cropped from 11 million photos

From Cyclone Tracy to Snowy Hydro, pictures by a government photography unit captured life in Australia over more than 50 years.

AAP

'Ghost Ship of the Pacific,' which fought on both sides in WWII, discovered near San Francisco

The newfound wreck could help maritime archaeologists better understand how 20th-century warships were designed.

LiveScience

Climate Activists Pour Red Powder On Constitution Case At National Archives

In recent years, climate activists have taken to pouring stuff (like paint or soup) on famous works of art to draw attention to their message. Of course, these artworks are behind thick glass, so these acts do not actually destroy the item. But symbolically, they get attention. As we learn…

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Spycatcher scandal: newly released documents from the Thatcher era reveal the changing nature of government secrecy

I grew up in Tasmania in the 1980s. The capital city, Hobart, had a bit of a “living at the edge of the world” feeling in those days. It seemed about as far away from anywhere as you could get. So, I remember the thrill when the first hints of…

The Guardian - AU

Morrison government failed to give Howard-era national security cabinet papers to national archives

The department of prime minister and cabinet blamed ‘administrative oversights’ for the missing records

Latin Times

On This Day: U.S.' Invasion of Panama and Key Moments of 'Operation Just Cause'

The invasion of the Central American nation has been questioned on numerous occasions

Top News

Melania Trump to speak at National Archives naturalization ceremony

First Lady Melania Trump set to speak at a National Archives naturalization ceremony. Despite her husband's hardline stance on immigration, she supports th...

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A century ago, Black WWI vets demanded better care. They got their own VA hospital

This is the centennial of the first Veterans Affairs hospital established to treat Black veterans. It opened in Tuskegee, Ala., after veterans were denied equitable health care after World War I.

Chicago Sun-Times

New details on little-known Obama Presidential Library, tucked away in Hoffman Estates

U.S. Archivist Colleen Shogan, whose National Archives and Records Administration operates presidential libraries, talks about the library in an exclusive Sun-Times interview.

The Independent UK

Once a target of pro-Trump anger, the U.S. archivist is prepping her agency for a digital flood

The new National Archives leader's nomination was swept up into the partisan furor over the criminal documents-hoarding case against ex-President Donald Trump

Space

Reagan Library unveils statue of Sally Ride, debuts song to honor 1st American woman in space

Sally Ride now stands tall on the grounds of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in California, where a statue of her was unveiled as part of an Independence Day celebration.

WEKU

For the record: We visit Colleen Shogan, the first woman appointed U.S. Archivist

Colleen Shogan loves being surrounded by documents — and that's probably for the best. The former political science professor is now in charge of the 13.5 billion records in the National Archives.

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Federal government promoting honeybee health through onsite hives

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Harold Holt's secretary remembers what it was like when the former prime minister disappeared

When anti-Vietnam war protesters rocked Harold Holt's car, his secretary Jan Drury had to be pulled through the passenger-side window. That's just one of her memories of working for the prime minister who went for a swim and never returned.

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