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Subject: Olympic Games, 23 July 1923

“It is the policy of the Department, therefore, to urge the men of the Navy and Marine Corps to take part in all contests requiring physical skill, manliness and courage…”

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July 4 interviews

My husband and sometimes co-author Joseph D’Agnese and I got some good press over the holiday. Recent interviews with NPR, PBS NewsHour and more can be found here.

#DimSum? #DimYum. @PingPongDC #eat #DC

Loftus Lens, DC Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Hangin’ with Wilde and Beckett @FadoDC, #pub of dreams. #dc #EireApparent

Hangin’ with Wilde and Beckett @FadoDC, #pub of dreams. #dc #EireApparent

Yay! @LincolnsGrille after day of #atomic & #WW2 history in #OakRidge. #Nuclear wings!

Lucifer VI Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Outside @A_M_S_E in #OakRidge getting ready for #SecretCity. #tn #atomic #history #WWII

Outside @A_M_S_E in #OakRidge getting ready for #SecretCity. #tn #atomic #history #WWII

Rockhouse rocks. Rich, layered, smoky blackberry… #NC #wine #tryon #vino

#HuffPost Excerpt Sparks Conversation

Wow. The Huffington Post excerpt from our book, “Stuff Every American Should Know,” has generated more than 2,000 comments and more than 7,000 “likes.” LOVE seeing books generating this much conversation.

10 Books Every American NEEDS To Read

Thanks to Huffington Post's book section for this excerpt from our latest, “Stuff Every American Should Know.”

The Takeaway

Enjoyed speaking with Celeste Headlee on WNYC’s “The Takeaway” this morning about Stuff Every American Should Know. Their Facebook page has a quiz about American food (see below).

If you visit, check out their “person on the street” interviews about American history.

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I love this opener from Ray Bradbury’s Zen and the Art of Writing, one of the most accessible, inspirational and timeless books on writing I’ve ever read. Zoom in and see for yourself.

Thank you, Mr. Bradbury.

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Fire!

This photograph shows the USS Nevada providing naval gunfire support for the troops storming Omaha and Utah beaches in Normandy. During the first 3 days of the invasion, the battleship fired 876 rounds of 14-inch and 3,491 rounds of 5-inch ammunition. The ship’s ten 14-inch guns threw 1,800-pound shells that landed as far as 17 miles away.

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Meatballs in progress #eataly #foodie #yumyum

Loftus Lens, DC Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Pulled pork with spring onion gravy. Oh my. @lab_asheville #avleat #theotherwhitemeat

Loftus Lens, DC Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Thanks, Bas Bleu!

Mmmmmmm… #Avleat #yumyum #breakfastfordinner #photo

One of my favorite rooms anywhere.

Amazing to me that it still, in a sense, looks the same.

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Catalogue room, the New York Public Library, c. 1910.