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City's "Office of Arts, Tourism, and Special Events" [30] and Boston Public Library Map Center established. 2005 January 22–23: Blizzard. [135] Boston Workers Alliance and Boston Derby Dames (rollerderby league) established. Universal Hub begins publication. [194] Eastern Standard restaurant and Toro restaurant in business. [188] 2006
The National Recording Registry is a list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and inform or reflect life in the United States ." [ 1] The registry was established by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, [ 2] which created the National Recording Preservation Board, whose members are ...
The Boston Public Library contains approximately 24 million items, [ 7 ] making it the third-largest public library in the United States behind the federal Library of Congress and New York Public Library, which is also privately endowed. In 2014, the library held more than 10,000 programs, all free to the public, and lent 3.7 million materials.
The Library of Congress has released its annual list of 25 audio recordings earmarked for celebration and preservation as part of the National Recording Registry, and the musical artists selected ...
Designated NHL. February 24, 1986. Designated CP. August 14, 1973. The McKim Building is the main branch of the Boston Public Library at Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts. The building, described upon its 1895 opening as a "palace for the people", contains the library's research collection, exhibition rooms, and administrative offices.
The Boston campaign was the opening campaign of the American Revolutionary War, taking place primarily in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The campaign began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, in which the local colonial militias interdicted a British government attempt to seize military stores and leaders in Concord ...
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced Thursday that McBride, whose story lines have ranged from the crusades of abolitionist John Brown to a Brooklyn neighborhood in the 1960s, is this year ...
The Library of Congress ( LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States. [ 3] Founded in 1800, it is the United States' oldest federal cultural institution. [ 4]