Total Solar Eclipse 2017 August 16, 2017 Featured Content On Monday, August 21, 2017, North America will be treated to a total solar eclipse of the sun
Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Spaceflight and Man's First Moon Walk July 14, 2017 Featured Content Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, and on July 20, the lunar module Eagle landed for man’s first moon walk
Anniversary of the Homestead Act of 1862 May 19, 2017 Featured Content Signed into law on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land
Consolidated Appropriations Acts May 04, 2017 Featured Content H.R. 244 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)
217th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Library of Congress April 24, 2017 Featured Content On this day in 1800, the Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress
100th Anniversary of the First Woman to Serve in the United States Congress March 04, 2017 Featured Content Jeannette Rankin became the first woman to serve in Congress 100 years ago
The President's Address to a Joint Session of Congress March 01, 2017 Featured Content Available on govinfo as printed in the Congressional Record