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Check out this vintage photo of Madison Square Garden II published #OTD 1909; the building’s architect, Stanford White, was murdered on the rooftop in 1906, leading to the first “Trial of the Century.” http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042462/1909-01-17/ed-1/seq-60/?loclr=twloc …pic.twitter.com/5b1hJfP5tm

Catch up with Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith’s “American Conversations” project with the latest photos, interviews and reflections from her time on the road in Louisiana last month. http://read.gov/americanconversations/index.html?loclr=twloc …pic.twitter.com/pz7e8nTeoz

Today in History: printer, scientist, stateman & revolutionary Benjamin Franklin born, 1706 #hbd #otd #tih https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/january-17/?loclr=twloc …pic.twitter.com/KkPE4EQ6rr

Today we celebrate eleven years in the @Flickr Commons https://blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2019/01/celebrating-eleven-years-in-the-flickr-commons/?loclr=twloc …! Participating in the Commons is one way we share the Library's treasures with you. #GoodStuffpic.twitter.com/vBfSSdKLhm

ICYMI: Welcoming Two “New” Films to the Public Domain https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2019/01/welcoming-two-new-films-to-the-public-domain/?loclr=twloc …pic.twitter.com/w0ZKYZBrK0

Today in History: Chicago defeats Iowa 15-12 in the first unofficial college basketball game, 1896 #otd #tih https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/january-16/?loclr=twloc …pic.twitter.com/SHiaiI6dX6

Who is Omar Ibn Said? Today, the Library announced the acquisition of the only known surviving slave narrative written in Arabic in the US. Read about him. Learn about why his manuscript is so important to #AmericanHistory, http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2019/01/new-online-rare-autobiography-in-arabic-by-enslaved-american/?loclr=twloc?loclr=twloc … (Photo courtesy of @Yale )pic.twitter.com/te3QbSLX1M

In 1831, Omar Ibn Said, a wealthy and highly educated man who was captured in West Africa and brought to the United States as a slave, wrote a 15-page autobiography describing his experiences, https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-004/?loclr=twloc ….pic.twitter.com/bcIHwLEBa8

Do you know an organization doing outstanding work to promote literacy & reading? Encourage them to apply for the 2019 Library of Congress Literacy Awards until March 8. Three prizes carry awards of $150,000 or $50,000. More: http://read.gov/literacyawards/apply.html?loclr=twloc … #PromoteLiteracypic.twitter.com/SCc4btnjCW

Before the Internet, Harry W. Frees was on it with cat memes. #HistoricHobbies #ChronAmParty #CatsOfTwitter http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1950-08-13/ed-1/seq-89/#date1=1789&sort=relevance&rows=20&words=hobbies+Hobbies+hobby&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=5&state=&date2=1963&proxtext=hobby&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=5/#loclr=twloc …pic.twitter.com/YVwFqCvh5g

TODAY: The Library has acquired and made available online the Omar Ibn Said Collection, including the only known surviving slave narrative written in Arabic in the US, https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-004/?loclr=twloc …. #AmericanHistory (Photo courtesy of @Yale) View collection: https://www.loc.gov/collections/omar-ibn-said-collection/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc ….pic.twitter.com/HmpMg1MiPv

Today in History: civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. born, 1929 #hbd #otd #tih https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/january-15/?loclr=twloc …pic.twitter.com/ApYvo8ePQi

We recently added thousands of digitized public domain books to https://www.loc.gov/collections/selected-digitized-books/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc?loclr=twloc …. The books can be read online or downloaded as PDFs or EPUBs. #SnowDay #StayInAndReadpic.twitter.com/3orFfcLspb

Today in History: US is established as sovereign nation with ratification of the Treaty of Paris, 1784 #otd #tih https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/january-14/?loclr=twloc …pic.twitter.com/kDRycLXrHQ