On April 24, 1800, President John Adams founded the Library of Congress. Today it holds over 170 million items and remains ...

President John Adams signed legislation to create the Library of Congress on April 24, 1800. It was originally housed in the ...

TOPEKA — The world’s largest library partnered with the Kansas State Department of Education to embark on a tour through four cities with demonstrations on local history and community events.

Nikole Killion is a CBS News congressional correspondent based in Washington D.C., who has covered some of the biggest stories on Capitol Hill since 2021. Killion has also served a key role in CBS ...

At head of title: Library of Congress. "The first of the series of Contributions to American library history, the preparation of which has been undertaken by librarians representing the several states ...

Such priceless artifacts as James Madison’s crystal flute, a 4,000-year-old inscribed cuneiform tablet and a copy of the Gettysburg Address in Abraham Lincoln’s own handwriting are so extraordinary ...

The Library of Congress discovered a lost 1897 film by Georges Méliès, a legendary pioneer of special effects, featuring one ...

The Library of Congress is home to the Veterans History Project, which is actively looking for veterans' stories.

Packed with fascinating facts, compelling images, and little-known nuggets of information, this new go-to illustrated guide to the history of the Library of Congress will appeal to history buffs and ...

Once upon a time in the golden days of Hollywood, the movies were bigger, the stars brighter and the celluloid they were ...