“On Veterans Day, we honor the heroes we have lost, and we rededicate ourselves to the next generation of veterans,” wrote President Obama in his proclamation. ”Today, we reflect upon the invaluable contributions of our country’s veterans and reaffirm our commitment to provide them and their families with the essential support they were promised and have earned.”
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Museums, Libraries and 21st Century Skills is a website created by the Institute of Library and Museum Services to help libraries and museums evaluate their readiness to engage the public and to deliver 21st century skills.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums in the United States. The Institute’s mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas.
On the 4th of July, President Obama hosted an Independence Day celebration at the White House for members of the U.S. military. In his remarks, he said, “It is, after all, your service — the service of generations of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen — that makes our annual celebration of this day possible.”
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Article Alert is a new free aggregation and digest service that links readers to interesting and informative magazine and journal articles on four major topics: (1) American Life, (2) Economy, (3) Global Challenges, and (4) International Relations.
Editors and reference specialists employed by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Information Programs select from articles available on the Web in full-text format. Article selection does not constitute an endorsement of the authors’ views by the U.S. government.
Did you know the Library of Congress is the largest library in the world? One way to search the Library’s publicly available digital collections (whether digitized or born digital) is to use the Browse by Topic pages. Topics you can explore include American history, arts and culture, government, sports and much more.
Indigenous People Today: living in two worlds is the topic of the June 2009 edition of eJournal USA. This publication explores issues surrounding the languages and culture of Native Americans and other indigenous peoples, their legal status and how they are networking around the world.
Americans know Lincoln from historian accounts and there is a large amount of information for anyone interested in his legacy. Another way to try to experience that crucial period in American history is through theater. This year at Ford’s Theater in Washington DC, a new play on Lincoln - “The Heavens are Hung in Black” - gave audiences a special production for this historic year.
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Three Australian women basketball players made it through to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament and one, Tegan Cunninghan (Oklahoma State) from Melbourne, will be playing in the final four for the championship against Louisville in St. Louis, Missouri. Gabby Fage (Arizona State) from Melbourne and Alison Lacey (Iowa State) from Canberra were in the top eight teams. Stanford and UConn face off in the other semi-final game.
The America.gov website has been reorganized into four broad themes: American Life, International Relations, Economy, and Global Challenges. Among the current special features is an interactive map with brief economic information about G-20 countries.
Being Muslim in America is the latest publication produced by the Department of State’s Bureau of International Information Programs. The booklet includes biographical profiles, photo galleries and a timeline, as well as the usual feature articles.
