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LET’S UNPACK THAT: As love notes from historical figures including Jane Austen go on display at the National Archives, Lydia Spencer-Elliott explores why putting pen to paper is increasingly popular in the UK

Intimate correspondence between John Cairncross and Gloria Barraclough features in National Archives exhibition

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Some of the United States’ most important historical documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation, are housed in the U.S. National Archives.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,…

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