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Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote

New exhibition featuring suffragists from Seneca Falls to 19th Amendment now open.

Karl Rove & David Axelrod Discuss Leadership in an Age of Political Conflict

Journalist Ann Compton will interview the political strategists on July 16. Watch in person or online.

Baseball Americana

Exhibition closes July 27. Explore baseball’s roots & the game today with memorabilia, equipment, trivia & more.

Librarian of Congress Names Joy Harjo the Nation’s 23rd Poet Laureate

Harjo is the first Native American to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate.

Outdoor Summer Film Festival on Capitol Hill

Join us on the lawn to watch "Beauty and the Beast," "League of Their Own" & more.

Full Author Lineup for the National Book Festival Now Available

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, José Andrés, Barbara Kingsolver, Henry Louis Gates Jr. & more will be on hand Aug. 31.

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Free to Use and Reuse: Ice Cream

We all scream for ice cream! Enjoy photos of ice cream parlors, ice cream advertisements and Thomas Jefferson's ice cream recipe. Browse more Free to Use and Reuse sets.