Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. Few individuals had a more, ah, peculiar relationship with their mother than Norman Bates in the movie Psycho, which premiered 50 years ago today in New York City. The movie was a one-of-a-kind in terms of suspense and shock, but … Continue reading Mother–she isn’t quite herself today
Boy reading a magazine at the Manzanar Relocation Center (538076)Four times a year in Prologue magazine, we feature an interview with an author who has written a book that draws on the holdings of the National Archives. So, far I have learned about the naval aspect of the Civil War and the unexpected connection that … Continue reading What should I read next?
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. (111-SC-92968) On New Year's day in 1776, Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army were laying siege to the British-controlled city of Boston. From Prospect Hill, General Washington ordered the Grand Union flag hoisted "in compliment of the United Colonies," … Continue reading A funny thing happened on the way to the Revolutionary War
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. Long before blue Nav'is were defending their home planet Pandora from Colonel Quaritch, another fight was taking place on American soil: the Civil War. Worlds apart they may be, but both conflicts were captured in 3-D. Join us at the … Continue reading Avatar, Clash of the Titans, First Battle of Manassas?
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. While June 6, 1944, is best known as the day when Allied forces invaded Nazi-occupied Europe, there was another invasion that took place on almost the same day, just two years prior: the Japanese invasion of the United States. On … Continue reading The Japanese Invasion of America
Whenever a member of the Supreme Court announces retirement, and another citizen is nominated to replace one of the most important seats in government, the National Archives gets busy. The nomination of Elena Kagan is no exception. The Clinton Presidential Library has over 160,000 pages of Kagan’s documents to sort through and provide to the … Continue reading 160,000 pages to go
On May 20, 1873, Jacob W. Davis received patent #139,121 for an "improvement in fastening pocket openings." Davis's improvement consisted of "the employment of a metal rivet or eyelet at each edge of the pocket opening to prevent the ripping of the seam at those points." Less than a year later, on January 31, 1874, … Continue reading Forever in Blue Jeans…and in Court
The World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China, opened this month and expects to attract 70 million visitors. If you are not going to China, you can still visit the World Expos of the past, here in the National Archives. Since the 1876 exposition in Philadelphia, the United States has hosted over a dozen expos. The … Continue reading Expo 2010, meet Expo 74
Today's post comes from National Archives Office of Strategy and Communications staff writer Rob Crotty. Our latest issue of Prologue just hit the shelves, but you might not recognize it when you first see it. We've kept the same great articles by Pulitzer-Prize winning authors like James McPherson that you've come to expect, but we've … Continue reading Five ways we’ve changed Prologue to better suit you
