Bugs Bunny first debuted in cartoons in 1940. He doesn't look a day over . . . well, I'm not quite sure, but he certainly is spry for seventy. A more »
Category: Collection Highlights
Delicious desserts and candies (DePrice's Vanilla), c.1923. The original true "Tropic Flavor" of rare excellance [sic], balanced strength & purity. Dr. Price's Extract of True Vanilla. July is ice cream more »
The snow seems very far away in all this heat, but why not celebrate a little Christmas in July? —Elizabeth Periale Image: Harper's Weekly, 1869. Related: Xmas in July Christmas more »
Amelia Earhart's Last Flight. Composer(s): McEnery, Dave. Lyricist: McEnery, Dave. Publishing Info: New York, NY: Stasney Music Corp., 1939. Today is Amelia Earhart's birthday. She was born July 24, 1897. more »
It seems counter-productive to celebrate the mosquito, which is known world over as a pest and in some cases, a pestilence. But today is National Mosquito Day, and there is more »
"You'll like it better, or my name isn't Orville Redenbacher," says the famous king of popcorn, whose July birthday is being celebrated by the Libraries. Orville, the smiling gentleman with more »
The fascinating art of paper engineering is the focus of a new exhibit that is on display in the Libraries’ gallery at the National Museum of American History. Paper Engineering: more »