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U.S. Finally Salutes World War II Fly Girls With Congressional Medals
On Wednesday, more than six decades after their service, the nation's first "fly girls" were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony in...
Library of Congress Puts Thousands of Historic Books Online
Nearly 60,000 books prized by historians, writers and genealogists, many too old and fragile to be safely handled, have been digitally scanned as part...
Congress Approves Bill Helping Overseas Voters
For decades, Election Day has been just out of reach for many American troops and civilians abroad. After struggling to get the paperwork...
First Chinese-American Woman Enters Congress
California Democrat Judy Chu became the first Chinese-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress, winning a largely Hispanic district with 61 percent of the...
Student’s Letter to Congress Leads to School Makeover
Highlighted in Obama's speech, a South Carolina teen's plea to improve her run-down school inspired a quarter million dollar donation from local businessman....
Congress Honors the Jazz Voice Behind the Iron Curtain
Today is "Willis Conover Day" by congressional proclamation honoring the legendary Voice of America jazz program host who introduced America's musicians to...
Congress Easing Restrictions on Cuba Travel
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that should lead to the easing of restrictions on Cuban-Americans wanting to travel to...
College Students Put Congress in the Hot Seat on Global Warming
Two hundred student leaders from 33 states and Canada converged on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol to put Congress in the...
King Abdullah’s Challenge to Congress: Act Now on Mid-East Peace
By any reasonable measure, King Abdullah's speech before a joint session of the U.S. Congress was smart and courageous. He took advantage of being...
Congress Takes Up Complaints on Credit Cards
"Executives from major U.S. banks were on the hot seat in Congress Wednesday over credit-card fees and penalties. One bank executive apologized to an...
US Congress Tackles Earmark Spending
Within hours of being sworn in, the new leadership in the US House of Representatives tackled one of the biggest ethics concerns in Congress,...
Congress Gets First Muslim Lawmaker
Minnesota voters elected the nation's first Muslim member of Congress. The winner, Keith Ellison, said, "We tried to pull people together on things we...
Congress Proposes Farm Animals Receive Humane Treatment
Reps. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) and Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) made history for farm animals June 8 by introducing landmark legislation that would greatly improve...
Congress Votes Overwhelmingly to Restore Everglades
The House and Senate overwhelmingly approved a $7.8 billion project to restore the Florida Everglades and undo a half-century of human impact.
Rep. Clay Shaw,...
Good News in History, April 25
70 years ago today, Bell Labs finished the first functional solar cell, allowing for a panel of metal and glass to refract light and...
Good News in History, April 24
Happy 90th Birthday to Shirley MacLaine, the esteemed dancer, actress, writer, and spiritual seeker. A 6-time Academy Award nominee, MacLaine received a nomination for...
Good News in History, April 22
300 years ago today, Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant was born in Prussia. This revolutionary thinker saw rationality as inseparable from morality, and Kant's formulation...
Good News in History, April 20
60 years ago today, Andy Serkis, a very special actor, was born. Lord of the Rings fans will tell you that Gollum is of...
Contest Gives Children Chance to Win the Field Trip of a Lifetime to Famous Landmarks–Celebrating America’s 250th
An organization wants to take 75 of the nation's school kids on the field trip of a lifetime; to a dozen of America's most...
Good News in History, April 14
41 years ago today, EMI released David Bowie's 15th studio album Let's Dance. The album became Bowie's greatest commercial success, with 11 million albums sold and...