–by Ronald M. Johnson Among the individuals who played prominent roles in the building of the United States Capitol was … More| U.S. Capitol Historical Society
–by Clare Whitton, USCHS intern On a chilly winter evening, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Philip Barton Key … More| U.S. Capitol Historical Society
Editor’s note: On Wednesday, August 3, our summer lecture series continues with Dr. Kathleen Bartoloni-Tuazon’s book talk about her recent … More| U.S. Capitol Historical Society
We’re marking the anniversary of Brumidi’s birth by revisiting remarks from a 2015 celebration. See here for Part 1. –by … More| U.S. Capitol Historical Society
–by William C. diGiacomantonio To mark the 211th birthday of the Capitol’s premier artist, Constantino Brumidi, we are posting the … More| U.S. Capitol Historical Society
On May 5 and 6, the U.S. Capitol Historical Society will host its annual symposium on congressional history. After a … More| U.S. Capitol Historical Society
While researching a recent Twitter/Facebook Fact-of-the-Day post, I came across a notation in the Congressional Globe (similar to today’s Congressional … More| U.S. Capitol Historical Society
While researching today’s #onthisday Tweet (also on Facebook!), I turned up an interesting little fact. Read on to learn more about War of 1812 hero–oh, and president–William Henr…| U.S. Capitol Historical Society
by Ronald M. Johnson On January 16, 1986, Coretta Scott King unveiled a memorial bust of her husband in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The unveiling, a moving event unto itself, helped inaugurate the la…| U.S. Capitol Historical Society
Today we welcome Mau van Duren to the USCHS blog! He will be discussing his new book, Many Heads and Many Hands: James Madison’s Search for a More Perfect Union, in Washington, DC on Wednesday, Apr…| U.S. Capitol Historical Society
